Ustad Haafiz Ali Khan (1877 - 28 December 1972) was an Indian Sarod Maestro. He was a tall figure in twentieth-century sarod music. A fifth-generation descendant of the famous Bangash Gharana of sarod players, Haafiz Ali was known for the lyrical beauty of his music and the crystal-clear tone of his strokes. The occasional critic has, however, observed that Khan's imagination was often closer to the semi-classical thumri idiom than the austere dhrupad style prevalent in his times. He was a recipient of the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan.

Vidushi Malabika Kanan (27 December 1930 - 17 February 2009) was a noted Hindustani Classical Vocalist. Her musical rendering of khyals was exceptional among the singers of that genre and her exposition of Bairagi and Desh in a rich voice was of special tonal quality.

An Archival photo from the Ustad Haafiz Ali Khan Memorial Music Festival in 1973, in Kolkata, at Kalamandir where Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan performed with Pandit Samta Prasad accompanying him on Tabla!
• Photo Credits : Sarod Ghar-Museum of Musical Heritage Facebook page
 

Pandit Omkarnath Thakur (24 June 1897 - 29 December 1967), his name often preceded by the title Pandit, was an influential Indian Educator, Musicologist and Hindustani Classical Vocalist. He is famously known as "Pranav Rang", his pen-name. A disciple of Classical Singer Pt. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar of Gwalior Gharana, he became the principal of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Lahore, and later went on become the first dean of the music faculty at Banaras Hindu University.

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An Archival photo of Legendary Hindustani Classical Vocalists;
From left to right : Pt. K. G. Ginde, Pt. Chidanand Nagarkar and Pt. S. C. R. Bhat.

• Photo Credits : Meera Music