Ravi Shankar (Bengali pronunciation: [ˈrobi ˈʃɔŋkor]; born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, [2] sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; [3] 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer.

Jan 14, 2025 · 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 …

Apr 2, 2014 · Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician and composer best known for popularizing the sitar and Indian classical music in Western culture.

Dec 12, 2012 · Sitar player and composer Ravi Shankar, who has died aged 92, played a leading role in promoting and popularising classical Indian music around the world. He introduced the Beatles to the...

14 hours ago · Bengaluru: Global spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will perform the ritual of consecration of the the lost part of Somnath Jyotirlinga, which was destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni over a thousand years ago. The piece of Jyotirlinga was hidden away for generations, which has been rediscovered and is …

Apr 6, 2010 · For more than 50 years, Ravi Shankar has been the man responsible for bringing Indian classical music to the West. He's collaborated with a stunning array of musicians, from...

Apr 7, 2020 · In a career that spanned decades and continents, Ravi Shankar single-handedly introduced Western audiences to the centuries-old classical tradition of Indian Ragas — a complex system of...

Raga is a 1971 documentary film about the life and music of Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar, produced and directed by Howard Worth.It includes scenes featuring Western musicians Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison, as well as footage of Shankar returning to Maihar in central India, where as a young man he trained under the mentorship of Allauddin Khan.The film also features a portion of Shankar ...

Jul 31, 2021 · April 7, 2020 • Ravi Shankar took Indian classical music to world stages and introduced the sitar to Western audiences. His influence can still be felt today, 100 years after his...

Jan 28, 2025 · As part of her father Ravi Shankar’s ensemble, her debut came early. Credited with introducing Indian classical music to the West, Ravi gave sitar lessons to George Harrison in the mid-1960s, ...