First appeared in www.scroll.in on March 14, 2015. It is not uncommon to hear women instrumentalists today, but there was a time when Hindustani music was played primarily by male instrumentalists.  The reasons for this phenomenon could be many and would be worth studying separately.  But it would be rewarding to remember some key women instrumentalists who made a place for themselves in the world of Hindustani music. To begin with, here is a track featuring the respected teacher