

During his 30-year exile, he patronized music, specially dhrupad, tappa, thumri and kheyal. He was dethroned by the British empire in 1856 and banished to Metiaburuz, Kolkata. Nawab of Lakhnau, Wajid Ali Shah played an important role in this trend. The pioneers of these trend were Ramnidhi Gupta, Kali Mirza, Raghunath Roy and the founder of the Bishnupur Gharana, Ramshanker Bhattacharya. This trend gathered momentum during the 19th and 20th centuries. The use of north Indian ragas in Bangla songs began in 18th century. Jaydev’s Gitagovindam, Padavali Kirtan, Mangal Giti, Shyamasangit, Tappa, Brahma Sangeet and Tagore songs have been inspired by Ragas. As far as the Charyagiti (9th century), ragas have been used in Bengali music. In composing these songs, the melodies of north Indian ragas are used. Main article: Bangladeshi classical music Ragapradhan Gaanīangladeshi classical music is based on modes called ragas.
