Pandit Mukul Shivputra (born 25 March 1956) (previously known as Mukul Komkalimath) is a Hindustani Classical Vocalist of the Gwalior Gharana and the son and foremost disciple of Pt. Kumar Gandharva.

• Early life and training :
Born in Bhopal to Bhanumati Komkalimath and Pt. Kumar Gandharva, Pt. Shivputra took to musical training early on from his father. He continued his musical education in Dhrupad and Dhamar with Pt. K. G. Ginde and in Carnatic Music with M. D. Ramanathan.

Pandit Nandan Mehta (26 February 1942 – 26 March 2010) was an Indian Tabla player and music teacher from Ahmedabad who belonged to the Benaras Gharana of Hindustani classical music. He established Saptak School of Music and started Saptak Annual Festival of Music in 1980.

• Early life : Nandan Mehta was born on 26 February 1942 to Yashodhar Mehta, a writer and lawyer, and Vasumati, a painter and daughter of Sir Chinubhai Baronet. His grandfather Narmadashanker Mehta was a reputed Vedanta scholar.

An Archival Photo of Legendary Hindustani Classical Musicians;
Legendary Sarod Maestro Ustad Baba Allauddin Khan with his son and discipline Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.
 

Pt. Pandharinath Ganadhar Nageshkar was born on 16th March 1913, at Nagoshi (Goa). He had a great interest in Tabla since his childhood. He took his initial training at home, under his maternal uncle, Shri Ganpatrao Nageshkar. Subsequently, he trained under Shri Vallemama (Shri Yashwantrao Vitthal Bandivdekar), Ustad Anwar Hussain Khan (Ustad Amir Hussain Khan’s disciple), Shri Jatin Baksh (Roshanara Begum’s Tabla player) and Shri Subrao Mama Ankolikar. He gained some new insights on the instrument from Shri Khaprumama Parvatkar.

Pandit Manohar Chimote (27 March 1929 - 9 September 2012) was a prominent Samvadini player. It will be not be an exaggeration to say that it was Pandit Manohar Chimote who laid the foundation of solo harmonium - Samvadini playing in the field of Hindustani Classical Music. He made it his life mission to elevate harmonium – an instrument of Western import – to a level of full fledged of solo instrument on par with the sitar, the sarod. the flute and shehnai. Having Indianised harmonium, he renamed it as SAMVADINI in early seventies.