1. Parveen Sultana
Parveen Sultana is a leading Indian classical vocalist recognized as an innovative exponent of the Patiala Gharana ; however she has not restricted her training or singing to any particular Gharana. Praveen learned the finer points and techniques of Indian classical music from her father, Ikramul Mazid who advised her to avoid Hindi film music.
She was born in a Muslim family in Assam. She gave her first stage performance in 1962 at the age of 12. “As a child, I met many musicians who were my father’s friends. They used to gather in our house and sing. At that time there were no differences, unlike today. One could not identify who was a Muslim and who a Hindu. I was born and brought up in an atmosphere full of music....
Age:
73
Gender:
Female
2. Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi is a film actress of Indian origin and social activist. Shabana was born on 18, September 1950 in Hyderabad. Her father, Kaifi Azmi was an Indian poet while her mother Shaukat Azmi was a stage actress for the Indian People’s Theatre Asociation.
Both her of her parents was supporters of the Communist Party of India. She has a brother named Baba Azmi, who is a cinematographer. Shabana’s early childhood memories consist of high social activity of her parents and respect for human values.
Shabana did her schooling at the Queen Mary School situated at Mumbai. Following that she did her graduation in Psychology from S...
Age:
73
Gender:
Female
Age:
73
Gender:
Female
3. T V Sankaranarayanan
T. V. Sankaranarayanan is a South Indian classical singer, born on 7 March 1945 in Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India. He is predominantly known for his music that matches his guru and maternal uncle, Madurai Mani Iyer.
His singing skill made the audience crazy, and because of their support, he was awarded for Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2003. He teaches music to students, and his musical disciples include R. Suryaprakash, his daughter Amruta Sankaranarayanan and his son Mahadevan Sankaranarayanan.
In 1995, he sang at Trivandrum as part of Onam celebrations organized by the Government of Kerala. On 17 February 2017, he sings at Kanhangad in Kerala in Thyagaraja - Purantharadasa sangeetholsavam, and si...
Age:
79
Gender:
Male
4. T. N. Krishnan
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T N Krishnan is an Indian musician who worked for the Malayalam film industry. He was born on 6th October 1928 in Tripunithura, Cochin. Krishnan was one of the members of the violin-trinity of Carnatic music along with Jayaraman and Gopalakrishnan. In 1939 when he was 11 years old, he performed his first violin in Trivandrum. He was getting placed in the care of R. Aiyadurai, who was an industrialist and patron of Carnatic music from his tutor Srinivasa when he first reached Madras in 1942.
Once The Hindu said that he was one of the few instrumentalists who provide a nostalgic experience in the mind of his listeners. They said this by reviewing one of the famous performances in 2004. He t...
Date of Death:
02-11-2020
Age:
95
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
02-11-2020
Age:
95
Gender:
Male
5. Hariprasad Chaurasia
Hariprasad Chaurasia was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, on July 1, 1938. He is an Indian music director and classical flutist who plays the traditional Hindustani classical. His mother passed away when he was six years old. He learned music without the knowledge of his father since he wanted him to be a wrestler. At the age of 15, Chaurasia began learning vocal music from his neighbor, Rajaram. Later, he started playing the flute for eight years under the instruction of Bholanath Prasanna of Varanasi. He started working as a performer and composer for All India Radio in 1957 in Cuttack, Odisha. Later, while working for All India Radio, he sought advice from the reclusive Annapurna Devi, daughter of Baba Allaudin Khan, who promi...
Age:
85
Gender:
Male
6. R K Srikantan
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R K Srikantan is an Indian vocalist who worked in the Kannada language. He was born on 14th January 1920 in Rudrapatna, Hassan district in Karnataka. Srikantan was also awarded as the Madras Music Academy’s Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1995. He completed his studies at Banumaiah High School in Mysore and completed his Bachelor in Arts from Maharaja College, Mysore.
Srikantan had got about 10+ awards in his entire life some of the remarkable ones are Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards by the Government of India in 1979, the Padma Bhushan Award by the Government of India in 2011, and many others....
Date of Death:
17-02-2014
Age:
104
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
17-02-2014
Age:
104
Gender:
Male
7. Amjad Ali Khan
Amjad Ali Khan was born on 9th October 1945 and his birth name was Masoom Ali Khan. He is prominently known in the realm of Hindustani Classical Music. His key instrument is Sarod and he made a huge revolution with his musicality in the instrument. The people who are associated with him in most of his works include Hafiz Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan, Ayaan Ali Khan and Gurdev Singh.
He has a website and the thing to be felicitated is that name of his website is his instrument name, Sarod.com. He is regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest masters with the Sarod instrument. This is absolutely a great regard for the artost who has mast...
Age:
78
Gender:
Male
8. Shivkumar Sharma
Shivkumar Sharma is a man who changed the face of world music with his fingers on the stringed musical instrument, Santoor. He was born to the singer Uma Dutt Sharma in Jammu whose dream was to see his son make a name for himself in the musical industry. So, he started teaching him vocals and Tabla at the age of five and Shivkumar started playing Santoor at the age of thirteen. His road to stardom was filled with obstacles. He gave his first public performance at a national level concert in Bombay in 1955 and that happened to a lot of radio broadcasts and performances.
This performance was the turning point in his career. In 1960, he recorded his first album. He also composed the background music for one of the s...
Age:
86
Gender:
Male
Age:
86
Gender:
Male
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