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     Pandit Ravi Shankar - sitar - Raga Yaman Kalyan - 1974

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     1985: RAVI SHANKAR - master of the SITAR | Maestro and Guru | Classic BBC Music | BBC Archive

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     Sitar & Tabla Legends: Pt. Ravi Shankar, Ud. Alla Rakha: Live: London : 1981: Improved Video Quality

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

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   Shankar engaged Western music by writing compositions for sitar and orchestra and toured the world in the 1970s and 1980s. From 1986 to 1992, he served as a nominated member of Rajya Sabha, the upper chamber of the Parliament of India. He continued to perform until the end of his life.

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   4 days ago · 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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   Mar 16, 2016 · Pandit Ravi Shankar - sitar - Raga Yaman Kalyan - 1974 - YouTube. Agni Parvata. 9.08K subscribers. Subscribed. 19K. 1.7M views 8 years ago. Pandit Ravi Shankar plays Raga Yaman Kalyan....

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   Oct 4, 2022 · BBC Archive. 259K subscribers. Subscribed. 12K. 587K views 1 year ago. Marian Foster chats to Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar, perhaps the most famous sitar player of all time. How is a...

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   Who is Pandit Ravi Shankar?

   • 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. After serving as the director of All-India Radio, he began to tour India and the United States.

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   How did Ravi Shankar learn sitar?

   • Ravi Shankar was introduced to Sitar much later in his life when he was 18 years old. It all began at a concert in Kolkata where he heard Amiya Kanti Bhattacharya play the classical instrument. Moved by the performance, Shankar decided that he too, must learn Sitar under Bhattacharya’s guru, Ustad Inayat Khan.

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   Who was Ravi Shankar?

   • "Ravi Shankar obituary: Indian virtuoso who took the sitar to the world". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014. ^ "Sir Ravi". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 19. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 12 May 2001. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510. ^ "Citation for Doctor of Laws honoris causa – Mr Ravi Shankar" (PDF).

   Ravi Shankar - Wikipedia

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   Is Ravi Shankar dead or still alive?

   • Shankar died in California on in 2012, at age 92. Born on April 7, 1920, in Varanasi (also known as Benares), India, Ravi Shankar came into the world as a Brahmin, the highest class of Indians according to the caste system.

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Updated: Apr 2, 2021. Photo: Anthony Barboza/Getty Images // Getty Images. (1920-2012) Who Was Ravi Shankar? Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician and composer best known for his success in...

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   Ravi Shankar - Sound of the Sitar [Full Album] - YouTube. Erik RT. 4.11K subscribers. Subscribed. 2.1K. 257K views 10 years ago. Ravi Shankar - Sound of the Sitar Year: 1965 1.-"Raga...

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    Dec 11, 2012 · Learn about the life, achievements and legacy of Pandit Ravi Shankar, who popularized the Indian classical instrument Sitar worldwide. Explore his discography, association with George Harrison and the Beatles, and his role in the Concert for Bangladesh.