Music Makers : Living Legends of Indian Classical Music

by Ashok Roy

Contents:

1. Amjad Ali Khan
2. Bhimsen Joshi
3. Bismillah Khan
4. Gangubai Hangal
5. Hariprasad Chaurasia
6. Jasraj
7. Kishan Maharaj
8. Kishori Amonkar
9. Lalgudi Jayaraman
10. M. Balamuralikrishna
11. M.S. Subbulakshmi
12. N. Rajam
13. N. Ramani
14. Ram Narayan
15. Ravi Shankar
16. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
17. Shiv Kumar Sharma
18. T.H. Vinayakram
19. Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman
20. Zakir Hussain
21. Zia Fariduddin Dagar.

While music cannot be captured on paper, one can however make an attempt to project its essence or soul through words and pictures.

In presenting brief but insightful profiles of some of the living legends of Indian Classical Music, this book makes a spirited attempt to paint a timeless portrait of Indian Classical Music itself.

Like a typical recital of Indian Classical Music, the participation of both the performer and his audience is important for such an attempt to realize its unseen potential.