Viswanathan Anand | Ashok Chavan | M. S. Viswanathan | Ashok Mitra | Ashok Chakradhar | Ashok Amritraj | Suddala Ashok Teja | Radha Viswanathan | K. R. Viswanathan | G. Viswanathan | Ashok Vaidya | Ashok Sukumaran | Ashok Soota | Ashok Saraf | Ashok Parnami | Ashok Mehta | Ashok Jugnauth | Ashok Gadgil |
Some of the prominent guests to participate in the festival are Rakesh Bedi, Purbayan Chatterjee, Makrand Deshpande, Gilad Dobrecky, Dr. Kumar Vishwas, Lilette Dubey, Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya, Kailash Kher, Jim Ankan Deka, Rahat Indori, Nagesh Bhosle, Divya Jagdale, Ankur Deka, Freddie Bryant, Dr. Ashok Viswanathan etc.