Vasantrao Deshpande (2 May 1920 – 30 July 1983)[was a Hindustani classical vocalist renowned for his contribution to natya sangeet (musical dramas)[

Background
Vasantrao was born into Deshastha Brahmin family[ in Murtizapur, Akola District, in Vidarbha region of the state of Maharashtra in India. At the age of eight, Deshpande's talent was observed by Bhalji Pendharkar who launched him in the role of Krishna in the Hindi movie Kaliya Mardan (1935). He obtained his PhD in Music.

Vamanrao H. Deshpande (1907–1990; also known as Vaman Hari Deshpande) was an Indian music critic, musicologist and a prolific writer on the subject of Hindustani classical music

Pandit Satyasheel Deshpande (born 9 January 1951) is a Hindustani classical musician who specialises in singing Khayal. He is a disciple of Pandit Kumar Gandharva and the son of musicologist Vamanrao Deshpande

Rahul Deshpande (born 10 October 1979) is an Indian classical music singer from Pune, India. He is the grandson of Vasantrao Deshpande

Guru Rao Deshpande (1889–1982) was a singer from Karnataka, India His father, Narayanrao Deshpande, was a Carnatic musician who planned for his son to become a lawyer. However, the young Gururao had exhibited an intense attraction for Hindustani classical music. His parents had him tutored by vocalists Dattopant Joshi and T. K.Pitre, when he was just ten years old.

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