Ravi Shankar
7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012
Ravi Shankar was an Indian sitarist and composer regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century and a key figure in bringing Indian classical music to Western audiences. A leading exponent of the sitar, he collaborated with Western artists and earned numerous international honors.
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Life events
Ravi Shankar was born in Varanasi (Benares), in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe gave up dancing to study the sitar under maestro Allauddin Khan in the late 1930s.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe served as music director of All India Radio in New Delhi from 1949.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis friendship and teaching relationship with Beatle George Harrison brought Indian music to global audiences.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe performed at the benefit Concert for Bangladesh in New York in 1971.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe received India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013, announced shortly before his death.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRavi Shankar died in San Diego, California, at the age of 92.
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