Which is the oldest form of Hindustani classical music?
Dhrupad
Dhrupad is correct.
Dhrupad is regarded as the oldest surviving form of Hindustani classical vocal music. Its roots go back to the chanting of the Sama Veda and to temple singing.
It is sung in a slow, serious style with a long alap and was patronised by Raja Man Singh Tomar of Gwalior; Tansen was one of its famous exponents, and the Dagar family has kept it alive.
Ghazal, Qawwali and Sufiana Kalam developed later under Persian and Sufi influence.
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