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In the more recent times, the perceptor-disciple tradition started by Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji, has been a testimony to his sensitivity towards and intense love for music. Below is the list of the great maestroes and their disciples in this tradition
Pandit Ram Narayan, Bombay
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma (santoor)
Pandit Kishan Maharaj, Banaras (tabla)
Pandit Birju Maharaj (classical dance)
Pandit Durga Lal (classical dance)
Pandit Samta Prasad, Banaras (tabla)
1. (Late) Shri Avtar Singh, Amritsar
2. Shri Gurdit Singh, Delhi
Ustad Alha Rakkha Khan (tabla)
1. Shri Jatinderpal Singh, Jalandhar (pakhawaj)
2. Shri Kulwant Singh, Jalandhar (tabla)
3. Shri Tarsem Singh, Jalandhar (tabla)
4. Shri Kulwinder Singh, Jalandhar
5. Shri Surinder Singh, Mandi/Bombay
Ustad Bismilla Khan (Shehnai)
Ustad Piara Singh (tar shehnai)
Pandit Prem Vallabh (tabla)
Shri Rajan-Sajan Misra Bandhu (vocal)
Pandit Hanuman Prasad Misra (sarangi)
Ustad Imrat Khan (sitar)
Shri K L. Pandit (vocal)
Pandit Gopal Krishan (veena)
Sri Ram Ji Misra (tabla)
Professor Yash Pal, Chandigarh (vocal)
We also like to mention here the names of some other Ustads who taught students who later went on to learn from famous maestroes.
The famous pakhawaj-player Ustad Nihal Singh, who was a resident pakhawaj and tabla teacher in Bhaini Sahib, worked with great dedication. He was the first teacher of Sukhwinder Singh Pinki. Shri Mohinder Singh thumri-vocalist has been giving lessons in vocal music to children in Bhaini Sahib, Mandi, Delhi and other places. The contribution of Ustad Harbhajan Singh deserves great admiration. At present, he is teaching vocal music in Bhaini sahib. The late Shri Avtar Singh was a master tabla player, and he greatly assisted Satguru Ji in teaching tabla and imparting a knowledge of music to children. Pandit Rama Kant has taught tabla to a number of students in Jalandhar and Bhaini Sahib. Professor Kirpal Singh teaches vocal music in Jalandhar. Shri Narinder Kumar Narula of Patiala is teaching sitar.
As a result of Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji's great dedication to music, a great musical institution called Namdhari Kala Kendar in Bhaini Sahib came into existence in April 1993. The members of the governing body of this school are:
Ustad Harbhajan Singh (sitar, vocal), Shri Virender Kumar of Jalandhar (sitar), Bibi Narinder Kaur of Nairobi (vocal), Shri Harjinderpal Singh (santoor), Shri Surjit Singh of Delhi (sarangi), Shri Mohan Singh and Shri Sukhdev Singh of Bhaini Sahib (vocal), Shri Rajesh Kumar Malviya of Jabbal Pur (tabla) and Shri Sukhdev Singh of Jalandhar (tabla). At present, these artists are also teaching 40 boys and 20 girls in this school.
The Satguru Partap Singh Music Festival in London, inspired by Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji's boundless benevolence and organised by the Sikh Heritage Society, is dedicated to the memory of Bhai Sahib Bhai Harnam Singh of Chawinda and Ustad Udho Khan Rampuri, who are not physically present among us now but whose dedication and service to the cause of music in Bhaini Sahib will go on inspiring generations of musicians for ever.