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HRH Prince Aswathi Tirunal Rama Varma (born 1968) is a vocalist, Veena player and music teacher. He belongs to the Travancore Royal Family of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala and is a descendent of composer Swati Tirunal Maharaja. He had his initial training under Vechoor Harihara Iyer and later became a senior disciple of Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna. Known for his soulful singing style, the Prince is music communicator and teacher par excellence and has given numerous national and international performances.

The Kalakshetra Foundation is an Indian arts and cultural academy founded in 1936 by Dr. Rukmini Devi Arundale in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It has achieved national and international recognition for its unique style of teaching and learning dance.

Ustad Rashid Khan (1968 - 2024) was a renowned Hindustani classical musician in the belonging to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana. He was the great-grandson of that gharana's founder Inayat Hussain Khan. Winner of the Padma Bhushan and Sangeet Natak Academy awards, he was known for his musical genius and bhava laden renditions.

Jagjit Singh (1941 - 2011) was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian classical art form. He won numerous honors including the Padma Bhushan awarded by the Government of India.

Sangita Kalanidhi Smt D K Pattammal (1919 - 2009) was one of the female trinity of Carnatic Music. Learning from luminaries such as Kanchipuram Naina Pillai and Ambi Dikshitar, she trained a succession of musicians, had a film playback singing career and stood for music adhering to tradition. She was considered a living repository of Muthuswamy Dikshitar's compositions.

Iconic Carnatic vocalist of India, philanthropist and actress, Sangita Kalanidhi M. S. Subbalakshmi (1916 – 2004) was the recipient of Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor and the Ramon Magsaysay award. Gifted with a singing voice of incomparable purity, she imbued her music with deep intellect as well as devotion. She was adored by leaders of India such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru while also being revered as the Queen of Indian Classical Music by the masses.

Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948 – 1997) was a Pakistani singer, songwriter, and music director. Khan is widely credited with introducing qawwali music to international audiences and he was a master in Hindustani classical music as well. Known for his vocal abilities and stamina, he is considered by The New York Times to be the greatest qawwali singer of his generation.

Carnatic vocalist Nisha Rajagopalan, commenced her musical training with her mother, Smt. Vasundhara Rajagopal, while residing in Toronto, Canada. She has had advanced training under Sangita Kala Acharyas Shri T. R. Subramanyam, Shri P. S. Narayanaswamy and Smt. Suguna Varadachari. She is an ‘A’ graded artist of the All India Radio and an accredited artist of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). She has performed in all the major Sabhas in Chennai and all over India. Nisha has also toured the US, Canada, UK, Singapore, Australia for performance and won several top prizes.

Born in 1930 to Telugu speaking parents, film playback singer Ms. P. Susheela has recorded over 40, 000 songs across several Indian language films. She has received the “Padma Bhushan” and “Kalaimamani” honors.

Dr. T. M. Soundararajan (1922 - 2013), pictured on the right, was a playback singer for over sixty years in Indian cinema. Trained as a Carnatic musician, he recorded over ten thousand songs for various South Indian language films. He won numerous awards in the film industry for his singing. The Indian Government released a postage stamp under the series "Legendary Singers of India" in his honor.

Hariharan (born 1955) is an Indian playback, bhajan and ghazal singer who predominantly sings in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages who has recorded over 15,000 songs in 10 languages. He is an established ghazal singer and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. In 2004, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India (Bio Courtesy: Wikipedia)

Ustad Zakir Hussain (born1951) is an internationally acclaimed tabla player, composer, percussionist, music producer and film actor. Son of Ustad Alla Rakha who introduced the Tabla to the Western audience, Zakir Hussein has collaborated with musicians all over the world and won dozens of national and international honors.

Carnatic Vocalist and Violinist Amritha Murali (born 1982) hails from a family of musicians. Her early training was under Sri. K.R. Kedarnathan and Smt. Meera Kedarnathan and then subsequently under eminent Guru P. S. Narayanaswamy, violinist Smt T Rukmini, vocalist Smt Rama Ravi and more recently violinist and composer Sri. R K Shriramkumar. According to Sangita Kalanidhi Smt Bombay Jayashri, “Her music is full of gnanam and sukha-bhavam. The high level of technical competency in her singing is most aesthetically presented,”. Amritha has won numerous honors and is a top draw concert performer.

Sangita Kalanidhi Madurai G N Balasubramanyam (1910-1965), pictured on the left, was familiarly known as GNB and celebrated as a legendary Carnatic vocalist, composer and Guru. He was known for his melodious voice, extraordinary creativity, unique way of rendering Alapanas and versatility in delivering Brighas and Swara Kalpana. He was a charismatic musician, handsome, well educated, and had singing title roles in Tamil films like Sakuntalai, Sati Anasuya and Bhamavijayam. His influence lives on till today through his disciples carrying on the "GNB Bhani".

Hindustani vocalist Piu Mukherjee was born in Howrah, West Bengal and learnt music from her mother, Smt. Pradipta Mukherjee. Later she was guided by Prof. Nihar Ranjan Bandopadhyay at Rabindra Bharati University. She has since had training under the pre eminent vocalist Smt. Girija Devi and has become adept in singing Khyal, Thumri, Dadra and Tappa.

Carnatic flautist Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. N. Ramani (1934 - 2015) learnt music from his grandfather Sri Azhiyur Narayanaswamy Iyer, and gave his first public concert at the age of eight. He later continued his training under "Flute Mali" Sri T.R Mahalingam who was an acknowledged genius in developing a unique style of blowing. Dr. Ramani has further developed these techniques and is known for his technical excellence and masterful improvisation. He became well known for popularizing Carnatic flute music across the world.

Sangita Kalanidhi Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan (born 1948) is a top ranking Carnatic vocalist, Vainika, Harmonium player, Harikatha exponent and composer. He had his early music training under his mother and was further trained by Ramanathapuram Sankara Sivam, a disciple of the legendary Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar. Recipient of numerous awards and known for his genius Manodharma, TNS has been star concert performer in Carnatic music over several decades.

M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar (1910 - 1959) was a singing and composing superstar actor of the 1930s and 40s Tamil cinema. He was trained in Carnatic music and performed in stage plays and concerts. He popularized the high pitch style of singing reserved for plays and bhajans performed in open auditoria by bringing it to the big screen. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar had the tile singing role in blockbuster movies such as Thiruneelakandar, Ambikapathi, Chintamani, Haridas etc. He was famed for his high vocal range and singing without any false notes.

M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar (1910 - 1959) was a singing and composing superstar actor of the 1930s and 40s Tamil cinema. He was trained in Carnatic music and performed in stage plays and concerts. He popularized the high pitch style of singing reserved for plays and bhajans performed in open auditoria by bringing it to the big screen. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar had the tile singing role in blockbuster movies such as Thiruneelakandar, Ambikapathi, Chintamani, Haridas etc. He was famed for his high vocal range and singing without any false notes.

Pankaj Udhas (born 1951) is an Indian ghazal and playback singer known for his works in Hindi cinema, and Indian pop. He has recorded several hit Ghazal albums and sang playback in top grossing Hindi films as well. He has performed in India and abroad to sold out shows and has been honored with India's civilian award 'Padma Shri'.

Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. T. Brinda (1912 - 1966) and Sangita Kala Acharya Smt. T. Mukta (1914 - 2007) were duo singers and granddaughters of the much venerated Veena Dhanammal. They learnt primarily from their mother and grandmother. They were celebrated for their repertoire of compositions such as Padams and Javalis besides the works of several Carnatic composers including the Trinity.

Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. T. Brinda (1912 - 1966) and Sangita Kala Acharya Smt. T. Mukta (1914 - 2007) were duo singers and granddaughters of the much venerated Veena Dhanammal. They learnt primarily from their mother and grandmother. They were celebrated for their repertoire of compositions such as Padams and Javalis besides the works of several Carnatic composers including the Trinity.