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Famous People · सांस्कृतिक आइकन · 12 facts
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MS Subbulakshmi was the first musician to get Bharat Ratna
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Ravi Shankar made Indian sitar world famous
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Lata Mangeshkar is known as the Nightingale of India
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Bismillah Khan was a legendary shehnai maestro
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Zakir Hussain is world renowned tabla virtuoso
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Rukmini Devi Arundale revived Bharatanatyam dance form
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Amrita Sher-Gil is known as Indian Frida Kahlo of painting
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Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is legendary sarod player
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Birju Maharaj was a legendary Kathak dancer and guru
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Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was master of Hindustani vocal music
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Hariprasad Chaurasia is world famous flute player
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Bhimsen Joshi received Bharat Ratna for Hindustani music