Veteran musician and sarod maestro, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, writes a deeplypersonal book about the lives and times of some of the greatest icons of Indianclassical music. Having known these stalwarts personally, he recalls anecdotesand details about their individual musical styles, bringing them alive.Twelve eminent musicians of the twentieth century appear in the book - BadeGhulam Ali Khan, Amir Khan, Begum Akhtar, Alla Rakha, Kesarbai Kerkar,Kumar Gandharva, M.S. Subbulakshmi, Bhimsen Joshi, Bismillah Khan, RaviShankar, Vilayat Khan and Kishan Maharaj. In writing about them, Amjad AliKhan transcends the Gharana and north-south divide, and presents portraits ofthese great artists that are drawn with affection, humour and warmth.