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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ravi_ShankarRavi Shankar - Wikipedia

    A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known expert of North Indian classical music in the second half of the 20th century, [4] and influenced many musicians in India and throughout the world. Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999.

  2. Mar 16, 2016 · Pandit Ravi Shankar - sitar - Raga Yaman Kalyan - 1974 - YouTube. Agni Parvata. 9.16K subscribers. Subscribed. 19K. 1.8M views 8 years ago. Pandit Ravi Shankar plays Raga Yaman...

  3. Listen To Enchanting Hindustani Classical Music Rendition Of " Mind Relaxing Sitar Music" By Pandit Ravi ShankarDiscover the Soulful Melodies of Hindustani C...

  4. Dec 11, 2012 · Pandit Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician and composer, best known for popularizing the Indian classical instrument Sitar all over the world. Shankar grew up studying music and toured as a member of his brother's dance troupe.

  5. Oct 4, 2022 · 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 take, and what are the...

  6. 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.

  7. Apr 12, 2020 · Remembering Pandit Ravi Shankar’s sublime notes in his centenary year. One of sitar’s greatest exponents, who took Indian classical music to the world, Robindro Shankar Chowdhury would have turned 100 on April 7. Written by Suanshu Khurana. Updated: April 14, 2020 14:56 IST. Follow Us. Pandit Ravi Shankar with Beatle George Harrison.

  8. Dec 27, 2017 · Sitar of Pandit Ravi Shankar (1920–2012). Commissioned by Shankar from the instrument maker Nodu Mullick in Calcutta. Made in 1961. A recent very generous gift of a sitar to the Museum has enabled us to dramatically demonstrate this in the newly refurbished Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery of China and South Asia.

  9. Dec 13, 2012 · Pandit Ravi Shankar and the sitar are practically synonymous, in his interview with India Today he talks of the father-daughter and guru-shishya relationship with Anoushka Shankar.

  10. 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.