Vidushi Dr. Kamala Shankar a renowned first lady Indian Classical Slide Guitar musician has enthralled the world through her immaculate and melodious rendition of Hindustani Classical music. Kamala has the credit to invent the Shankar Slide Guitar. She is known for her tremendous control and versatility along with the depth on her instrument. She has an exceptional and natural ability to play the ‘Gayaki Ang’ style. Her music is popularly referred as singing guitar.

An Archival photo of Legendary Hindustani Classical Musicians;
From Left to Right : Ustad Sabir Khan (Tabla), Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh (Harmonium), Pandit V. G. Jog (Violin), Unknown (Tanpura) and Ustad Karmatullah Khan (Tabla).
This photo is from Chittaranjan, Kolkata (1974).
• Photo by Pandit Sankha Chatterjee
 

Born in the family of traditional legendary musicians, Apoorva Gokhale has carved a niche for herself as one of the sought after well-known vocalists of the younger generation with a firm background of Gwalior Gharana. She has an impressive musical lineage and has proudly and responsibly inherited the musical qualities from her grandfather, the late Gayanacharya Pandit Gajananrao Joshi and her great- grandfather Pandit Antubua Joshi, an eminent court musician in the erstwhile state of Aundh, district Satara.

An Archival photo of Legendary Hindustani Classical Musicians;
Baba Allauddin Khan presenting his grandson Ustad Aashish Khan, Pandit Kishan Maharaj accompanies them on Tabla, while Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Pandit Ravi Shankar present on stage.
 

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.