Dr. Alka Deo Marulkar (born 4th December, 1951) is a versatile vocalist, and a thinking musician. She has been awarded the Sangeetacharya degree – Doctorate in Music. She has had many accolades to her credit for her outstanding work, both in the field of musicology and her performing career.

Born on 4 December 1959 in Rampur in Uttar Pradesh, Ustad Sabir Khan received his initial training in the Tabla from his grandfather Ustad Masit Khan. He was later groomed in the art by his father Ustad Karamatulla Khan, a noted representative of the Farukhabad gharana.

Vidushi Dr. Kamala Shankar a renowned first lady Indian Classical Slide Guitar musician has enthralled the world through her immaculate and melodious rendition of Hindustani Classical music. Kamala has the credit to invent the Shankar Slide Guitar. She is known for her tremendous control and versatility along with the depth on her instrument. She has an exceptional and natural ability to play the ‘Gayaki Ang’ style. Her music is popularly referred as singing guitar.

An Archival photo of Legendary Hindustani Classical Musicians;
From Left to Right : Ustad Sabir Khan (Tabla), Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh (Harmonium), Pandit V. G. Jog (Violin), Unknown (Tanpura) and Ustad Karmatullah Khan (Tabla).
This photo is from Chittaranjan, Kolkata (1974).
• Photo by Pandit Sankha Chatterjee
 

Born in the family of traditional legendary musicians, Apoorva Gokhale has carved a niche for herself as one of the sought after well-known vocalists of the younger generation with a firm background of Gwalior Gharana. She has an impressive musical lineage and has proudly and responsibly inherited the musical qualities from her grandfather, the late Gayanacharya Pandit Gajananrao Joshi and her great- grandfather Pandit Antubua Joshi, an eminent court musician in the erstwhile state of Aundh, district Satara.