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Ravi Shankar (Bengali pronunciation: [ˈrobi ˈʃɔŋkor]; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known expert of North Indian classical music in the second half of the 20th century, and influenced many musicians in India and throughout the world. Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999 ...
Fast Facts. Date of Birth: April 7, 1920 Place of Birth: Varanasi Birth Name: Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury 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 Awards: Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan ...
May 29, 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.. Born into a Bengali Brahman (highest social class in Hindu tradition) family, Shankar spent most of his youth studying music and dance and touring extensively in India and Europe with his brother Uday ...
Marian Foster chats to Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, perhaps the most famous sitar player of all time. How is a sitar made, how much practice does it t...
Mar 16, 2016 · Pandit Ravi Shankar plays Raga Yaman Kalyan.Recorded in London, 1974 at the "Music Festival from India" organized by George Harrison.Ustad AllaRakha on tabla.
Often hailed as the godfather of world music and ambassador of Indian music all across the globe, Pandit Ravi Shankar is one of the most prolific and influential music maestros of the 20th century.
Apr 12, 2020 · Pandit Ravi Shankar with Beatle George Harrison. (Express Archive Photo) On the evening of November 4, 2012, a frail Pandit Ravi Shankar took to the stage at Terrace Theatre in Long Beach, California, a place he had fallen in love with for its moderate temperature and lush spaces.
Dec 9, 2013 · Ravi Shankar Foundation. Introducing HariSongs, home to the Harrison family archive of Indian Classical and World music The George Harrison estate is happy to announce HariSongs, a new label created to celebrate the Indian classical music George loved and believed would “help as a balance towards a peaceful daily life.”
2 days ago · The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs allotted a Type-VII bungalow, the second-largest size available, in Central Delhi to the Aam Aadmi Party as its national party office on Wednesday, it is learnt. This comes after the AAP was asked to vacate its Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg office by the ...
Dec 12, 2012 · Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after hobnobbing with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over an eight-decade career, has died. He was 92.
