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Maihar (Hindi: मैहर, Maihar ) is a town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It has about 35,000 inhabitants and is situated in the district of Satna.

The town was the capital of the princely state of Maihar. Here was the Maihar School, a style North Indian classical music in the 20th century founded. It is closely connected with the musician Allauddin Khan and became his disciples Annapurna Devi ( Alauddin Khan's daughter ), Ravi Shankar ( Alauddin Khan's son ), Ali Akbar Khan ( Alauddin Khan's son ), Amit Bhattacharya, Aashish Khan ( Alauddin Khan's grandson ), Bahadur Khan ( Alauddin Khan's nephew ), Vasant Rai, Pannalal Ghosh and Nikhil Banerjee common.

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