Vidushi Lakshmi Shankar (née Sastri) was an Indian singer and a noted Hindustani classical vocalist of the Patiala Gharana. She was known for her performances of khyal, thumri, and bhajan. She was the sister-in-law of Legendary Sitar Maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar and the mother-in-law of violinist Dr. L. Subramaniam (her daughter Viji (Vijayashree Shankar) Subramaniam being his first wife).

Pandit Bimalendu Mukherjee (2 January 1925 - 22 January 2010) is a Hindustani classical sitar virtuoso and Guru.

Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (16 September 1916 – 11 December 2004), also known as M. S. Subbulakshmi, was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. She is the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award, often considered Asia's Nobel Prize, in 1974 with the citation reading "Exacting purists acknowledge Srimati M. S. Subbulakshmi as the leading exponent of classical and semi-classical songs in the carnatic tradition of South India."

An Archival photo of Zarin Sharma, Nee Daruwala being felicitated at the Swami Haridas Sammelan in presence of Legendary Hindustani Musicians.
Left to right (Seated) : Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Pandit Nikhil Ghosh (seated back), Pandit Ravi Shankar, Pandit Ram Narayan and Vidushi Kausalya Manjeshwar addressing the gathering

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