Cultural Maestros
We celebrate and preserve the legacy of the legendary visionaries who have dedicated their lives to Hindustani classical music, traditional Kathak dance, and Urdu literature.
Sonal Mansingh
Padma Vibhushan Sonal Mansingh — Eminent Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancer, choreographer and cultural icon, celebrated for her profound contribution to Indian classical dance and cultural heritage.
Malini Awasthi
Padma Shri Malini Awasthi — Renowned folk singer and cultural ambassador, celebrated for her soulful renditions and dedicated contribution to India’s rich folk music heritage.
Ustad Anwar Khan Manganiyar
Padma Shri Ustad Anwar Khan Manganiyar — Renowned Rajasthani folk vocalist and Manganiyar maestro, celebrated for his soulful renditions and contribution to India’s rich folk music heritage.
Ustad Ahmed Hussain & Mohammad Hussain
Padma Shri Ustad Ahmed Hussain & Mohammad Hussain — Renowned ghazal maestros and celebrated musical duo, revered for their soulful renditions and enduring contribution to Indian classical and ghazal music.
Shovana Narayan
Padma Shri Shovana Narayan — Eminent Kathak dancer, choreographer and cultural icon, celebrated for her graceful artistry and outstanding contribution to Indian classical dance.
Bharti Bandhu
Bharti Bandhu — Padma Shri awardee and renowned Sufi-folk music ensemble, celebrated for its soulful renditions and distinctive fusion of traditional Indian musical traditions.
Pt. Ronu Majumdar
Pt. Ronu Majumdar — Renowned flautist and Padma Shri awardee, celebrated for his soulful bansuri renditions and exceptional contribution to Indian classical music.
Pt. Satish Vyas
Pt. Satish Vyas — Renowned santoor maestro and Padma Shri awardee, celebrated for his soulful artistry and significant contribution to Indian classical music.
Dr. Yash Gulati
Padma Shri Dr. Yash Gulati — Eminent orthopaedic surgeon and passionate saxophonist, celebrated for his excellence in medicine and his love for music and the performing arts.
Shekhar Sen
Shekhar Sen — Renowned theatre personality, actor, singer, playwright and Padma Shri awardee, celebrated for his powerful solo performances and contribution to Indian theatre and performing arts.
Gopaldas Neeraj
Gopaldas Neeraj — Eminent Hindi poet, lyricist and Padma Bhushan awardee, celebrated for his timeless poetry and soulful songs that enriched Hindi literature and Indian cinema.
Sharda Sinha
Sharda Sinha — Legendary folk singer and Padma Vibhushan awardee, celebrated as the “Bihar Kokila” for her soulful renditions and immense contribution to Indian folk music.
Pt. Chhannulal Mishra
Banaras Gharana
Pt. Chhannulal Mishra — Eminent Hindustani classical vocalist and Padma Vibhushan awardee, celebrated for his soulful renditions and mastery of the Benaras gharana.
Ustad Mustafa Khan
Ustad Mustafa Khan — Legendary Hindustani classical vocalist and Padma Vibhushan awardee, revered for his soulful renditions and immense contribution to Indian classical music.
Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar — Renowned poet, lyricist, screenwriter and Padma Vibhushan awardee, celebrated for his powerful writing and enduring contribution to Indian literature and cinema.
Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt — Grammy Award winner and Padma Bhushan awardee, renowned musician and virtuoso of the Mohan Veena, celebrated worldwide for his exceptional contribution to Indian classical music.
Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia
Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia — Legendary flautist and Padma Vibhushan awardee, renowned worldwide for his soulful mastery of the bansuri and his immense contribution to Indian classical music.
Dr. N. Rajam
Dr. N. Rajam — Legendary violinist and Padma Vibhushan awardee, celebrated for her unparalleled contribution to Indian classical music.
Surender Sharma
Surender Sharma is an Indian poet, writer and humorist. He often writes and performs comic sketches of himself and his wife and known for his refrain chaar lainaa suna raha hoon in Haryanavi dialect.
Pt. Sajan Mishra
Banaras Gharana
Pandit Sajan Mishra is an eminent Indian classical vocalist belonging to the prestigious Banaras Gharana. He is most celebrated for his legendary decades-long partnership with his elder brother, the late Pt. Rajan Mishra, performing globally as the renowned duo Pt. Rajan and Pt. Sajan Mishra.
Prof. Ashok Chakradhar
Ashok Chakradhar is an Indian author, poet, and former head of the Department of Hindi at Jamia Millia Islamia. After serving for 29 years, he took voluntary retirement to focus on working towards the propagation and development of the Hindi language.