Pandit Suresh Haldankar (18 December 1926 - 17 January 2000) of Goa was introduced to music by his family elders. Very early in his youth he excelled as an actor-singer in Marathi musicals and was offered a position in the Mahesh Natak Mandali of Pune. His initial musical mentors were Pt. Bapurao Ketkar and Pt. Govindrao Tembe, both senior musicians of the Atrauli-Jaipur school. Haldankar later took training under the Agra Gharana master, Pt. Jagannathbuwa Purohit (“Gunidas”), and still later, from Pt. Ganpatrao Dewaskar and Agrawale Ustad Anwar Hussain Khan.

Very few people leave an indelible impression in our lives through a personality that is forceful, yet amiable, dominant yet graceful and, principled yet flexible. Such a personality was Vidushi Dipali Nag. In those days when women singers from cultivated homes were almost a rarity, she stood out as a source of inspiration because of her entry as an educated girl into the world of true professionals, pioneering the spread of Classical and semi-classical music among the ladies.

Vidushi Savita Devi also known as Savita Maharaj hailed from a well known musical family of Banaras Gharana that has produced many exponents of classical and light classical music during the last couple of centuries. Daughter of the late Padmashri Smt. Siddheshwari Devi, has not only inherited a rich tradition of classical music but was a vocalist of rare artistry in her own right. It will not be an exaggeration to say that she had her first lessons in the womb of her famous mother who was regarded as the reigning Queen of Thumri.

Ustad Qurban Hussain Khan (Urdu: ٱستار قـربان حسن قان‎) belonged to the legendary of Gwalior Gharana. He was son of Ustad Bade Inayat Hussain Khan and grand son of Ustad Haddu Khan saheb.

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.