A. R. Rahman, Allah Rakha Rahman [ born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967] is an Indian film composer, record producer, singer and songwriter who works predominantly in Indian cinema (particularly Tamil and Hindi films) and occasionally international cinema. In 2010, the Indian government awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the nation’s third-highest civilian award. […]

Mallikarjun Mansur was a renowned Indian classical vocalist hailing from Karnataka, distinguished for his exceptional command of the khayal style within the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana (school of music). A luminary of Indian classical tradition, he was the recipient of three of India’s highest civilian honours — the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan. Mallikarjun Mansur […]

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (4 February 1922 – 24 January 2011), also known by the honorific prefix Pandit, was one of the greatest Indian vocalists from India, in the Hindustani classical tradition. He is known for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans […]