I played sitar and piano throughout my childhood ... Who has inspired you to continue in this industry? My father, Pandit Ravi Shankar, was my first big influence. Zakir Hussain uncle was a ...
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan said he was puzzled to receive a call from sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar for the first time a week before the music legend's demise. Noted sitar maestro Pt Ravi ...
Ravi Shankar was born in Varanasi, India on April 7, 1920 and spent his youth performing across Europe and India as a member of his brother Uday's dance troupe. He gave up dancing in 1938 to study the ...
With contributions from: Ravi Shankar's daughter Anoushka, one of India's biggest music stars Zakir Hussain, George Harrison's wife Olivia, The Who's Pete Townshend and music historian Ken Hunt.
Why is he a Trailblazer? The most famous sitar player of all time, trailblazer Ravi Shankar shared his passion for the sound and traditions of Hindustani classical music with the whole world.