Ganga Yamuna Tahzib

Ganga-Yamuna Tahzib ( Hindustani : गंगा जमुनी तहज़ीब, گنگا جمنی تھذیب, Ganga - Yamuna culture) is a term used for the culture of the central plain of North India , especially the Doab region, from the Ganges and the Yamuna River . Tahzib, translated from Urdu, means “etiquette” is a culture that is seen as a synthesis of Hindu and Muslim elements. ^{[1] [2]}

The Indian poet Kabir is one of the best examples of the Ganga-Yamuna Tahzib philosophy;

The Avadah region in Uttar Pradesh is generally considered the center of this culture. ^[3] Allahabad , Lucknow , Kanpur , ^{[4] [5]} Faizabad - Ayodhya , ^{[6] [7]} and Varanasi ( Benares ) ^{[8] [9]} are the centers of this culture.

Delhi has historically been an example of the Ganges-Yamuna Tahzib; with its famous dialect Khariboli , being one of the centers of the birth of the Urdu language, which was written by poets such as Amir Khusrow , Galib , Zauk, Daag Dehlevi, Nida Fazli and many others. Delhi also formed special music in this style, Kavwali and formed the musical tradition of Delhi Gharana.

Hyderabad , the capital of Andhra Pradesh in southern and central India, is also an example of shared harmony. ^{[10] [11]}

Nawabs of Auda were the inspirers of this culture. ^[12]

In classical Indian music, an outstanding representative of this culture was a Shekhnai performer - Ustad Bismilla Khan, a Muslim who lived in one of the centers of Hinduism - Benares .