The author, being a part of that senior generation of rasikas who heard the great musical giants of the era, namely Ustads Allauddin Khan, Hafiz Ali Khan, Faiyaz Khan, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Amir Khan, Mushtaq Khan, Pandits Omkarnath Thakur, Dr. Ratanjankar, Vinayakrao Patwardhan, Narayanrao Vyas, Krishnarao Pandit as well as great women artistes like Kesarbai Kerkar, Hirabai Barodekar, Gangubai Hangal, Siddheshwari Devi, Rasoolan Bai and many others upto the ...