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.

Bala Chander was born into a family of academicians and music lovers. The early training in Indian Classical Music of the South, along with exposure to traditional folk music, temple chants and North Indian Classical Music gave a broad perspective on Indian culture. Academically, he completed his Post Graduation in Physics from St. Xaviers’ College, Mumbai and a Diploma in Computer Science from NCST, Mumbai.

A file photo of Roshan Ara Begum with Ustad Barkat Ali Khan.

Mallika-e-Mauseeqi Roshan Ara Begum (1917-1982), daughter of Ustad Abdul Haqq Khan and cousin of Ustad Abdul Karim Khan, from whom she took training in Hindustani music for 15 years. She migrated to Pakistan in 1948.

Ustad Barkat Ali Khan was the younger brother and disciple of Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali. He was known more for his Thumris and Ghazals. After the partition of India, he too migrated to Pakistan. He is known to have trained the noted ghazal singer of today, Ghulam Ali Khan.

Pandit Sangameshwar Gurav (7 December 1931 - 7 May 2014) was an Eminent Hindustani Classical Vocalist of the Kirana Gharana. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Government of India in 2001. He is father of Eminent Hindustani Classical Vocalist Pt. Kaivalyakumar Gurav.

Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee (born 7 December 1955) is a Hindustani classical sitar and surbahar player of the Imdadkhani Gharana (school).