Explanation:

=> Dhrupad Mela is a five day music festival held every year in the months of February and March, in which eminent music artists from all over India come to participate and showcase their performances.

=> It is noteworthy that the dhrupad is one of the oldest forms in Hindustani classical music, the important feature of which is the emphasis on maintaining the purity of the raga.

=> Traditionally, the Dhrupad style of singing was performed with tanpura and pakhawaj

=> Baiju Bawra was a prominent Dhrupad musician in medieval India.

=> In order to revive the Dhrupad style prevalent during the time of Tansen, the foundation of Dhrupad Mela was laid in 1974.

=> The All India Dhrupad Mela Committee formed by Bhava Prabha Padma Sansthan came into existence in 1975.

=> This fair was inaugurated by Maharaja Banaras in 1975.