Abdul Karim Khan and Abdul Wahid Khan were the founders of the ______ gharana.

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The correct answer is Kirana.

Key Points

Kirana Gharana is one of Hindustan's most prolific Khayal Gharana.
The name of this music school stems from Kirana or Kairana in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli region, which is also the hometown of stalwarts like Ustad Abdul Karim Khan and Ustad Abdul Waheed Khan who founded this Gharana.
The Kirana style is primarily concerned with Swara, or individual notes, specifically precision tuning and note expression.
Individual notes of the raga are regarded as autonomous domains of music capable of horizontal growth in the Kirana Gayaki, not merely random positions in the scale.
It is regarded as the best in terms of a note or Swara intonation
The major emphasis of the Kirana style is Swara, namely exact tuning and note expression.
There were four schools or vanis of singing the dhrupad.

Additional Information

Gharana	Origin	Notable Musicians	Vocal Style
Jaipur-Atrauli	Jaipur, Rajasthan	Mallikarjun Mansur, Kishori Amonkar, Ulhas Kashalkar, Alladiya Khan	Laykari-oriented, with emphasis on complex rhythm patterns and Sargam improvisation
Gwalior	Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh	Tansen, Kumar Gandharva	Dhrupad-based, emphasis on precise intonation and the use of microtones
Agra	Agra, Uttar Pradesh	Faiyaz Khan, Khadim Hussain Khan, Siddheshwari Devi	Khayal-based, emphasis on lyrical expression and intricate ornamentation