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Pandit Rajshekhar Mansur (born 16 December 1942) is a Hindustani Classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. He is the son and disciple of Legendary Hindustani Classical Vocalist Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur.
Though he started accompanying his father since age 20, he never practiced music full-time, and was a professor of English at Karnataka University, in his native Dharwad. He was awarded the 2012 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest award for performing artists, conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi.

A short highlight on his musical career and achievements ;
An artiste of great depth and vision, Pandit Arun Bhaduri was gifted with a deep and sonorous voice, a brilliant range and a rare fluency. Born in Murshidabad, West Bengal, on October 7, 1943, he was initially tutored by Mohammed A. Daud. He thereafter acquired a wealth of learning from Mohammed Sagiruddin Khan on the finer points, nuances and embellishments of Hindustani Classical Music. His talent won him a place at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy as a Musician Scholar.

Born on December 6, 1922, Pt. Vishwanath Rao Ringe aka Late Acharya Vishwanath Rao Ringe was an eminent Hindustani Classical Music vocalist and composer who hailed from the Gwalior Gharana. He was popularly known as 'Acharya Tanarang', as he composed nearly all of his bandishen under the title 'Tanarang'. He composed more than 1800 bandishs in about 200 ragaas, for which he has been enlisted in Limca Book of Records.

Eminent contemporary Dance pioneer Astad Deboo (13 July 1947 - 10 December 2020) passed away on Thursday morning after battling a brief illness. His family member announced his passing away on Facebook quoting,
"Astad's Family is sad to announce the passing away of Astad Deboo.
He left us in the early hours of December 10, at his home in Mumbai, after a brief illness, bravely borne.

Famous sitar player Pandit Ravishankar, who brought Indian classical music to the corners of the world, passed away on December 12, 2012 at the age of 92 in a San Diego hospital.

He brought classical music to the corners of the world. He was considered as the ambassador of India in classical music all over the world. Let's take a look at his life.

Dr. Sudhanshu took to music when he was ten years old with initial inspiration coming from a latent musical environment at home .He was identified as a child prodigy mix-way through his training in fundamentals of classical music including vocal and tabla under late Appasaheb Laxman Sakhalkar. Six years later, he went into the tutelage of Pt.Rambhau K. Bijapure one of the noteworthy harmonium maestros of the time and a great guru under whose able guidance Sudhanshu's musical personality was moulded .

Roshan Ara Begum (1917 - 6 December 1982) was a Hindustani classical vocalist. She was famous for her singing in Khyal, Thumri and Qawwali genres of Indian Music. In Pakistan she is revered as Mallika-e-Mauseeqi (Queen of Music). As the daughter of Ustad Abdul Haqq Khan, Roshan Ara linked through her cousin Ustad Abdul Karim Khan to Kirana Gharana.
Born in Calcutta in or around 1917, Roshan Ara Begum visited Lahore during her teens to participate in musical soirées held at the residences of affluent citizens of Chun Peer in Mohalla Peer Gillaanian at Mochi Gate.

Born on December 6, 1922, Pt. Vishwanath Rao Ringe aka Late Acharya Vishwanath Rao Ringe was an eminent Hindustani Classical Music vocalist and composer who hailed from the Gwalior Gharana. He was popularly known as 'Acharya Tanarang', as he composed nearly all of his bandishen under the title 'Tanarang'. He composed more than 1800 bandishs in about 200 ragaas, for which he has been enlisted in Limca Book of Records.

Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (16 September 1916 – 11 December 2004), also known as M. S. Subbulakshmi, was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize, in 1974 with the citation reading "Exacting purists acknowledge Srimati M. S. Subbulakshmi as the leading exponent of classical and semi-classical songs in the carnatic tradition of South India."

Master Madan (28 December 1927 - 5 June 1942), a child prodigy (not to be confused with music composer Madan Mohan), died at the young age of 14 years, sang only a few songs which are everlasting and embedded in perfection. During his lifetime he recorded only 8 songs. Of these, only two Ghazals are available publicly. These are the famous, 'Yun Naa Rah Rah Ke Hame Tarsaiye' and, 'Hairat Se Tak Raha Hai'. The other six songs are very rarely found, and of great archival value.