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MS Subbulakshmi was the first musician to get Bharat Ratna
Ravi Shankar made Indian sitar world famous
Lata Mangeshkar is known as the Nightingale of India
Bismillah Khan was a legendary shehnai maestro
Zakir Hussain is world renowned tabla virtuoso
Rukmini Devi Arundale revived Bharatanatyam dance form
Amrita Sher-Gil is known as Indian Frida Kahlo of painting
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is legendary sarod player
Birju Maharaj was a legendary Kathak dancer and guru
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan was master of Hindustani vocal music
Hariprasad Chaurasia is world famous flute player
Bhimsen Joshi received Bharat Ratna for Hindustani music
Yamini Krishnamurti is a renowned Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi dancer
Girija Devi was a Thumri and Khayal vocalist of Benaras gharana
Kelucharan Mohapatra is father of Odissi classical dance form