13. In connection to the bol patterns, is it fair to say that there are two kinds of vilambit laya gats:

In connection to the bol patterns, is it fair to say that there are two kinds of vilambit laya gats: a) Masitkhani gat (with specific mizrab bol patterns introduced by Ustad Masit Khan) and b) Vilambit gat (without specific mizrab bols)? Similarly, are there 2 kinds of fast tempo gats i) Razakhani gat (with specific mizrab bol patterns introduced by Ustad Raza Khan) ii) drut gat (without specific mizrab bols)?

I don’t call gats that don’t follow Masitkhani bol patterns as Masitkhani gats. They are just vilambit gats. Similarly, gats which do not follow Razakhani patterns should be just called as drut gats. I also feel that Razakhani gats closely followed bandish ki thumri type of melodic structure to start with. We find this pattern in so many old Razakhani gats- both sitar and sarod gats. But later this changed partially because may be- due to the influence of gayaki ang in the instrumental music.