About the Tansen Samaroh:
- Tansen Samaroh is a tribute to Indian musical legend, Shri Ramtanu Misra, famously known as Tansen.
- It is held every year in December in Gwalior to celebrate Tansen.
- Artists and music lovers from all over the world gather here to pay tribute to the Great Indian Musical Maestro Tansen.
Key facts about Mian Tansen:
- He was a prominent Indian classical music composer, musician and vocalist, known for a large number of compositions, and also an instrumentalist who popularised and improved the plucked rabab (of Central Asian origin).
- He was among the Navaratnas (nine jewels) at the court of the Mughal Emperor Jalal ud-din Akbar.
- Akbar gave him the title Mian, an honorific, meaning learned man.
- Tansen as a historical personality is difficult to extract from the extensive legend that surrounds him.
- He is given credit for introducing some famous ragas, Miyan ki Malhar, Miyan ki Todi and Darbari
