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      • Legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar died on Tuesday with his family at his side, after surgery in California that could have "potentially given him a new lease of life," a statement said.
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    Career. Training and work in India. Shankar (right) at a meeting with Satyajit Ray for the sound production of Pather Panchali (1955) Shankar's parents had died by the time he returned from the Europe tour, and touring the West had become difficult because of political conflicts that would lead to World War II. [15] .

  3. Dec 11, 2012 · Date of Death: 11 December 2012. Place of Death: San Diego, California. Profession: Sitar player, composer, singer. Spouses: Annapurna Devi, Sukanya Rajan. Children: Shubhendra Shankar, Anoushka Shankar. Father: Shyam Shankar Chowdhury. Mother: Hemangini Devi. Siblings: Uday Shankar, Rajendra Shankar, Debendra Shankar, Bhupendra Shankar.

  4. Legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar died on Tuesday with his family at his side, after surgery in California that could have "potentially given him a new lease of life," a statement said.

  5. Dec 12, 2012 · Musicians from India and around the world have paid tributes to legendary sitar player Ravi Shankar, who has died aged 92. His friends in the musical world all appear to agree that the...

  6. Sep 12, 2024 · Ravi Shankar (born April 7, 1920, Benares [now Varanasi], India—died December 11, 2012, San Diego, California, U.S.) was an Indian musician, player of the sitar, composer, and founder of the National Orchestra of India, who was influential in stimulating Western appreciation of Indian music.

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  7. Dec 12, 2012 · Mr. Shankar died in San Diego, at a hospital near his home. He had been treated for upper-respiratory and heart ailments in the last year and underwent heart-valve replacement surgery last...

  8. Dec 12, 2012 · Sitar player and composer Ravi Shankar, who has died aged 92, played a leading role in promoting and popularising classical Indian music around the world.