Pandit M. Venkatesh Kumar (born July 1, 1953) is an Indian Hindustani vocalist. He is best known for his rendition of devotional songs composed by Swami Haridas.

Early life

Sombala Kumar is a Dhrupad vocalist of India. She studied with Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar, a singer of the 19th generation of the dynasty of Dagar Gharana. She also studied with Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar.[citation needed]

Sumati Mutatkar (10 September 1916 – 28 February 2007) was an Indian classical music vocalist and musicologist from the Agra gharana of Hindustani classical music, and a Professor of Department of Music in University of Delhi.

She was awarded the highest award of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, for lifetime achievement, the 1979 Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship[2] and the Padma Shri in 1999, by Government of India.She was also awarded the Kalidas Samman by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in 2001-2002.

Sanhita Nandi is a prominent Hindustani classical vocalist of the Kirana Gharanahe central motif of her style is slow tempo raga development (voice culture, voice throw, and tonal application) and ornamented sargams. She is getting guidance under Mashkoor Ali Khan.

Early life
Sanhita Nandi was trained under the late A. Kanan of Kirana Gharana,[3] the senior most guru at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy.

Career

Sanhita Nandi performing in Sawai Gandharva in Pune

Sanhita Nandi performing in Tansen Sangeet Samaroh in Gwalior