Popularly known as ‘Masterjee’, he was hailed as the ‘Father of Indian Classical Music’ in Jammu and Kashmir. A legendary name in the musical history of the state, he has been the Guru and Ustad of thousands of students and Hindustani classical music grew with him in the State.

Sitar, Santoor and Classical vocal were his forte. He was the most loved and respected musician of the State. He leaves behind several important professionals, music performers and teachers who were his students including more than 35000 students.

Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna (6 July 1930 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor.

Ustad Faiyaz Khan (alternative spelling Fiyaz Khan) (1934 – 12 November 2014) was a Tabla Maestro of international repute.

Pandit Dhruba Ghosh (25 October 1957 - 10 July 2017) was an Eminent Sarangi Maestro and a brilliant composer. He was son of Legendary Tabla Maestro Pandit Nikhil Ghosh and brother of eminent Tabla and Sitar Maestro Pandit Nayan Ghosh.

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Dhruba was the inheritor of the tradition of his masters, his father Pandit Nikhil Ghosh, the famed percussionist and pedagogue, the veteran vocalist-composer Pandit Dinkar Kaikini, and the renowned sarangi maestro Ustad Sagiruddin Khan of the legendary Bundu Khan style of Delhi.

Begum Parveen Sultana (born 10 July 1950) is an Assamese Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana. Parveen was born at Daccapatty in Nagaoncity, Assam, India to Ikramul Mazid of Afghanistan and Maroofa Begum of Iran.