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Kishori Amonkar was an Indian classical singer who maintained her place in the hearts of music lovers in India for decades on the strength of her classical music. Kishori Amonkar was born on April 10, 1932 in Mumbai.

Kishori Amonkar is considered to be one of the leading singers of Hindustani tradition. Kishori Amonkar was the leading singer of the Jaipur-Atrauli family. Kishori Amonkar represented a community of a distinctive musical genre that is highly valued in the country. Kishori Amonkar's father died when she was 6 years old.

Pushkar Lele (born 14 November 1979) is a Hindustani Classical Vocalist. He is best known for his 'Kumar Gandharva Style Gayaki (singing)'.

Early life
Lele, a child prodigy, was introduced to the world of music while in kindergarten when his aunt gifted him a toy harmonium. He would play National Anthem and other nursery rhymes on the toy harmonium.[1] This is when his mother noticed his musical talent and started his formal music training in light music under Ms. Medha Gandhe.[2]

Early life and education
Vijay Koparkar hails from Pune. His father was a renowned Kirtankar. He had a brother who was a successful dermatologist. Koparkar attended the Maharashtra education societies, Perugate Bhave school. Later he obtained a master's degree in Engineering (Metallurgy) from the College of Engineering, Pune and runs a small-scale manufacturing plant.

Ravi Kichlu (Kashmiri: रवि किचलू (Devanagari), راوی کچلو (Nastaleeq)) (December 24, 1932 – 1993), popularly known as Pandit Ravi Kichlu, was a prominent classical Hindustani vocalist of Agra gharana, who formed a well-known duo with his brother Vijay Kichlu. He studied Dhrupad with the Dagar Brothers.

Pandit Chitresh Das (9 November 1944 – 4 January 2015) was a classical dancer of the North Indian style of Kathak. Born in Calcutta, Das was a performer, choreographer, composer and educator. He was instrumental in bringing Kathak to the US and is credited with having firmly established Kathak amongst the Indian diaspora in America. In 1979, Das established the Chhandam School of Kathak and the Chitresh Das Dance Company in California. In 2002, he founded Chhandam Nritya Bharati in India. Today, there over ten branches of Chhandam worldwide.

Pandit Ulhas Bapat (पंडित उल्हास बापट) (31 August 1950 - 4 January 2018), was an Eminent Santoor player from India.
Bapat studied under Legendary Sarod Virtuoso Vidushi Zarin Daroowala Sharma, Legendary Hindustani Classical Vocalist Pandit K. G. Ginde, and Pandit Wamanrao Sadolikar.

He passed away on 4th January 2018, due to prolonged illness.

Read more about him here » www.santoorulhas.com

The doyen of the Farrukhabad gharana, Ustad Amir Hussain Khan (October 1899 - 5 January 1969) was the true embodiment of Indian culture. Born in a village called Bankhanda in Meerut District of Uttar Pradesh in October 1899, he was initiated into music by his father when he was six years old. His father Ustad Ahmed Baksh Khan was a renowned Sarangi maestro who was brought to the Nizam of Hyderabad's durbar from Meerut.

Pandit Arun Kashalkar (born 5 January 1943) is a very well known name in Hindusthani Classical Music circle. For more than 3 decades, Arunji has mesmerized audiences with his scintillating performances.

Initiated into the field of Indian classical music by his father, the renowned musicologist and teacher Pt. N. D. Kashalkar, Pandit Arun Kashalkar later received training from Pt. Rajabhau Kogje and Pt. Ram Marathe. Then stalwart vocalist and violinist of Gwalior, Jaipur and Agra gharanas, Pandit Gajananrao Joshi guided Arun Kashalkar for several years.

Vidushi Malabika Kanan (27 December 1930 - 17 February 2009) was a noted Hindustani Classical Vocalist. Her musical rendering of khyals was exceptional among the singers of that genre and her exposition of Bairagi and Desh in a rich voice was of special tonal quality.

Born in Almora in 1932, and educated at the benaras Hindu university, Pandit Ravi Kichlu was a doyen of the Agra Gharana, having trained under Ustad Moinuddin Dagar, Ustad Aminuddin dagar and Ustad Latafat Hussain Khan.

His memmerising performances, with a distinct emphasis on Dagar Bani and Alapchari (rendered in the nom-tom style), thrilled audiences in India and abroad.