Rajendra Teredesai, who represents the very esssence of his Guriu's colossal musical heritage, belongs to the hallowed Beenkaar Maihar Gharana, founded by Acharya Ustad Allauddin Khansaheb, one of the greatest multi-faceted musical geniuses of the 20th century.The Maihar gharana, through the years, has produced, among several others, such musical stalwarts as Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Annapoorna Devi, Pandit Nikhil Banerjee, Pandit Ravi Shankar and Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia.