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Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. Sudha Raghunathan (born 1956) has been a star Carnatic performer for over four decades. She was trained by the legend Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. M. L. Vasanthakumari and was her vocal accompaniment for concerts. Recipient of numerous awards, Sudha Raghunathan is known for adherence to the GNB bani handed down by her Guru and sense of aesthetics in concert attire and performance.

Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. Sudha Raghunathan (born 1956) has been a star Carnatic performer for over four decades. She was trained by the legend Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. M. L. Vasanthakumari and was her vocal accompaniment for concerts. Recipient of numerous awards, Sudha Raghunathan is known for adherence to the GNB bani handed down by her Guru and sense of aesthetics in concert attire and performance.

Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. M. Balamurali Krishna (1930 - 2016) born in Andhra Pradesh was a child prodigy, preeminent vocalist and composer besides being an instrumentalist and percussionist of Carnatic Music. He was celebrated for his brilliance and originality.

Popularly known as "Sarod Rani", Smt. Sharan Rani Bakliwal (1929 - 2008) was a Sarod performer and music scholar for over seventy years. Winner of numerous honors including the "Padma Bhushan" and the Sangeet Natak Akademy award, Sharan Rani donated to the National Museum in Delhi her personal collection of nearly 400 musical instruments dating from the 15th to 19th century.

Sri. Vijay Siva (born 1967) is a top Carnatic vocalist and eminent disciple of Sangita Kalanidhi D. K. Jayaraman. He has won numerous accolades from various music organizations. The Hindu described Vijay Siva's music thus: "total conviction, clarity of thought, unstinted devotion to patantharam, wholehearted commitment to the cause of music and the courage to follow through .. ".

Ustad Vilayat Khan (1928 - 2004) was born in a family of sitarists. He learnt music from his father Ustad Inayat Khan. Widely acknowledged in India and abroad as a genius performer, the honor he valued most was ""Aftaab-e-Sitar" (meaning the radiant star of the sitar), a title conferred on him by the late President of India, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.

Sangita Kalanidhi Palghat Sri K V Narayanaswami (1923 - 2002) was born in Palghat, the fertile and culturally rich region of the state of Kerala, in southwestern India. His gurus were stalwarts of yesteryears such as mridangam maestro Palghat Mani Iyer, and the great Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, the father of the modern Carnatic concert format. KVN as he was affectionately known, was venerated for his singing of deep intellect and perfect adherence to sruti. His teaching and research included stints at Wesleyan University, UCLA Berkeley and San Diego State University.

Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. M. L. Vasanthakumari (1928-1990) affectionately known as MLV was one of the “Female Trinity” of Carnatic vocalists along with M S Subbalakshmi and D K Pattammal. Just like the other two, MLV had a successful career as a film playback singer as well. She was the disciple of the great Madurai G N Balasubramaniam and in turn, trained many of the top musicians of today. MLV was the youngest female recipient of the prestigious Sangita Kalanidhi honor in 1977 and was known for bringing her extraordinary intellect and brigha techniques to her music.

Pandit Pannalal Ghosh (1911 - 1960) born in Barisal, Bangladesh, is credited with popularizing Bansuri (the Indian name for bamboo flute) as a concert instrument. He learnt from Ustad Khushi Mohammed Khan, Pt. Girija Shankar Chakraborty and finally under the legendary Ustad Allaudin Khan.

Celebrated Carnatic singer Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916 - 2004) initially trained under her mother Madurai Shanmugavadivu in Veena and Vocal music. In later years, she continued training under the grand old man of Carnatic music, Sangita Kalanidhi Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer. M. S as she was fondly called, was known for her exquisite raga alapanas, sparkling Tanams and extraordinary Neraval singing.

Sangita Kalanidhi Nedunuri Krishnamurti (1927 - 2004) was a revered Carnatic vocalist and tunesmith who studied under Dr. Sripada Pinakapani, an ardent rasika and close follower of the legendary Veena Dhanammal. Hailing from the state of Andhra Pradesh, Sri. Krishnamurti set several of Annamacharya's compositions to music. He also was a Sangita Acharya, serving as Principal of three Government Music Colleges in Andhra Pradesh.

Smt. N. Rajam (born 1938) hails from a family of musicians that includes Carnatic violinist Sangita Kalanidhi T. N. Krishnan and initially trained under the Carnatic music stalwart Musiri Subramanya Iyer.. She later learned raga development from the vocalist Omkarnath Thakur and branched into Hindustani violin playing. She has performed widely across the world and has taught at music at the Benares Hindu University for over four decades.

Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. S. Sowmya (born 1969) is celebrated for her pure classicism in singing and a research oriented approach to her music. She learnt music under Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. S. Ramanathan and more recently under the great Dhanammal family singers Sangita Kalanidhis Smt. Brinda and Smt. Mukhta.

Pandit Anant Lal (1927 – 2011), worked for All India Radio and played with artists such as Ravi Shankar and Debu Chaudhuri in addition to recording under his own name. Lal was one of the leading exponents of the shehnai in Hindustani classical music. In 1989, he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.

Sangita Kalanidhi Sanjay Subrahmanyan (born 1968) is a leading vocalist from Tamil Nadu. He learnt music from several gurus including Sri. V. Lakshminarayana, Smt. Rukmini Rajagopalan, Sr. Calcutta K. S. Krishnamurti and Nadaswaram Sembanarkoil S R D Vaidyanathan. As the foremost exponent of Carnatic music, he is widely regarded as the most intellectually curious musician and much sought after performer today.