dhrupad

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ध्रुपद (dhrupad).

Noun

dhrupad (uncountable)

1. A vocal genre in Hindustani classical music
   • 1996 September 20, Ted Shen, “Kartik Seshadri”, in Chicago Reader‎^[1]:

     Sitar prodigy Kartik Seshadri, now in his late 30s, began studying with Ravi Shankar in 1974, immersing himself in senia and dhrupad, a couple of distinctive northern Indian performing traditions.