Disciple and son of Grammy award winner Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt, Pt. Salil Bhatt is the creator of the Satvik Veena and heir to a 500 year old musical legacy. He has performed in India and 40 other countries in a career spanning 30 years. From solo concerts, international collaborations, exotic jugalbandis and global fusion, he has marveled audiences the world over. He is the first ever musician to perform inside the Parliament of Germany and the first Indian musician to be awarded an artiste’s residency in Taiwan. Prestigious titles like Tantri Samrat, Sangeet Ratan, Swami Haridas Sangeet Samman and a Canadian Grammy nomination have been bestowed upon him.

Shujaat Khan is a sitar maestro and seventh generation torchbearer of the embellished legacy of the Imdad gharana that has produced many a virtuoso.

He is the son and disciple of the great sitarist Ustad Vilayat Khan, and his grandfather, Ustad Inayat Khan, his great-grandfather, Ustad Imdad Khan, and his great-great-grandfather, Ustad Sahebdad Khan, were all leading artists of their respective generations. He can trace his lineage all the way back to Mian Tansen, the great court musician in Emperor Akbar's court.

Born the eldest son to not just a master musician, but a temperamental and incorruptible father, Shujaat Khan's musical career began at the age of three when he began practicing on a specially made small sitar. By the age of six, he was recognized as a child prodigy and began giving public performances.

Gifted with an exceptional voice, he's known to be a fearless collaborator with different genres of musicians

A leading exponent of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana, Vidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande is widely admired for her mastery, intellect, and lyrical depth. Trained rigorously under Pt. Narayanrao Datar and her mother Smt. Manik Bhide, she has evolved a distinctive style that balances traditional discipline with creative expression.

A scholar and performer in equal measure, she holds a doctorate in Biochemistry and has enriched Hindustani classical music with her deep research, compositions, and thought leadership. Recipient of numerous awards including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Ashwini ji continues to inspire generations with her devotion to music and artistry that transcends boundaries.

Belonging to the seventh generation of the illustrious Senia Bangash gharana, Ustad Amaan Ali Bangash is one of India’s most accomplished sarod virtuosos. Trained under his father and guru, the legendary Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, he has imbibed the gharana’s purity of tone and precision of technique.

Amaan Ali’s performances are marked by brilliance, energy, and emotional depth that captivate audiences across the world. From global collaborations to major festivals, he continues to bring the sarod to new audiences while upholding the legacy of one of India’s foremost musical lineages.

Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar is regarded as one of the foremost vocalists of Hindustani classical music, celebrated for his command over multiple gharanas — Gwalior, Jaipur, and Agra. Trained under his father, Pt. N.D. Kashalkar, and Pt. Ram Marathe, he blends traditional purity with an expressive, scholarly approach to raga rendition.

Known for his deep understanding of raga structure and his ability to convey emotion with subtlety, Pt. Kashalkar has performed at leading festivals in India and abroad. A recipient of the Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, he continues to mentor students and contribute to the preservation of India’s vocal music tradition.

Hariprasad Chaurasia is an accomplished Indian Classical flautist. Son of a wrestler, Chaurasia began learning vocal music from his neighbor, Pandit Rajaram, as a teenager. Later, he switched to playing the flute under the tutelage of Pandit Bholanath Prasanna of Varanasi for eight years. He joined the All India Radio, Cuttack, Odisha in 1957 and worked as a composer and performer.

Much later, while working for All India Radio, he received guidance from the reclusive Annapurna Devi, daughter of Baba Allaudin Khan. She only agreed to teach him if he switched from right-handed to left-handed playing. Till date, he plays the flute left-handed.

If Chaurasia is more earthly than many of his peers, it is probably down to his background. Indian classical music is a family business: father hands on tradition to son. Chaurasia is a first generation musician with a will of iron to perspire, persist and inspire.

In spite of having achieved so much, the maestro is still giving back to the world through his own music and by nurturing outstanding talent in his school Brindavan, which is based on the gurukul system.

Uma Sharma is a kathak exponent born into a family of litterateurs in Delhi, comprising Acharya Pandit Vasudeva Sharma, Sanskrit vidwan for a father and Ratna Devi for mother.

Uma Sharma received her dance training from Guru Hiralalji and Girvar Dayal of the Jaipur gharana, and subsequently became a student of Pandit Sunder Prasad of the Jaipur gharana who emphasised rhythmic footwork and its permutations, Shambhu Maharaj and Birju Maharaj noted gurus of the Kathak tradition of the Lucknow gharana, known for the art of abhinaya.

From the age of 14, she was invited every year by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to perform at his birthday parties. She was also chosen to perform at Rashtrapati Bhavan for royal visitors including Queen Elizabeth, the Shah & Shah Bano of Iran.

Uma Sharma is not only known for her abhinaya, but is also renowned for her research and innovation, having managed to not only give a new look to the stock repertoire of Kathak, but also bring out the glorious tradition of the Braj Raas of Vrindavan and its relation to Kathak.

The torchbearer of the santoor after his father, the legendary Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, Pt. Rahul Sharma has carved his own distinct identity as a performer and composer. His musical journey began under his father’s tutelage, carrying forward the rich tradition of the santoor with contemporary sensitivity and innovation.

Rahul Sharma has performed at prestigious venues worldwide, from the Royal Festival Hall in London to the Lincoln Center in New York. His collaborations with international musicians and his acclaimed film and fusion compositions have brought Indian classical music to a wider global audience.

Begum Parveen Sultana is an Indian Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana. She gave her first stage performance in 1962 when she was 12 and has been recording music since 1965. She has started her professional career with Abdul Majid's Assamese Film Morom Trishna. She has sung for Bollywood movies such as Gadar, Kudrat, Do Boond Pani, and Pakeezah, and several other Assamese films. Recently, she sang the theme song of Vikram Bhatt's 1920. She also sang Humein Tumse Pyaar Kitna for the film Kudrat in 1981. She has recorded for HMV, Polydor, Music India, Bharat Records, Auvidis, Magnasound, Sonodisc, and Amigo.

She was awarded the Padma Shri (1976) and Padma Bhushan (2014) by the Government of India, and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1998, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama.