Rare gems of Indian classical music, by Manoj Govindraj

This episode brings to light the journey of a relatively unknown legend, the sarod maestro Vidushi Zarine Sharmaji. She was not only a renowned classical artist but the only female sarod player to have played extensively in the popular genre of Bollywood music for 50 years.

This episode recognizes the contribution of Vidushi Saavni Shende, one of the most sort after contemporary artists in the field of Hindustani classical music. She is well known for her versatility across various genres of Indian music.

This episode discusses the contribution of one of the legends of Hindustani classical music, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khansahab. His contribution was not just restricted to classical music, but it can also be seen in popular music, in which he not only sang some of the popular songs himself, but also taught some of the very well known contemporary singers of popular music.

This episode explores the unique contribution of Pandit Ulhas Bapat, who introduced a whole lot of innovations in the musical instrument Santur. Inspite of having a very strong classical background, Ulhasji also excelled in playing the lighter genres of Indian music.

This episode Talks about the legendary female vocalist Vidushi Hirabai Badodekar, who represented the Kirana Gharana and trained many of the contemporary stolvarts of Indian classical music.

This episode brings to light, the music of 2 brothers Ustad Nazakat Ali Khan and Ustad Salamat Ali Khan. They came into limelight in the early 1950s and enchanted audiances with their duet performances which was a rarity at that time.

This episode talks about harmonium maestro and a great guru Pandit Tulsidas Borkar, who inspired several well known contemporary harmonium players to take up harmonium playing as a full time profession.