Association of Performing Arts of India presents a Tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar by Kartik Seshadri on Sitar and Alam Khan on Sarode (fretless lute) Accompanied on Tabla by Hindole Majumdar. Kartik ...

Celebrities share condolence messages on the passing of one of Indian classical music's iconic artists. By Nyay Bhushan As news broke here of the passing of legendary sitar artist Pandit Ravi Shankar ...

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Amitabh Bachchan has spoken about his phone conversation with Ravi Shankar days before the sitar maestro's death. Writing on his blog, the actor explained how he had received a request for a call from ...

Google is paying tribute today to Indian-born Pandit Ravi Shankar on what would have been the musician’s 96th birthday, replacing its usual logo with a doodle depicting Shankar’s sitar. The doodle ...

(CNN) — His music transcended trends and cultural barriers. Pandit Ravi Shankar’s life, which traversed nearly a century, ended Tuesday. The legendary sitar player, who taught Beatle George Harrison ...

Seminal sitar player and composer Ravi Shankar has died. He was 92. Born on April 7, 1920 in the holy city of Varanasi, India, Pandit Ravi Shankar is perhaps the best-known Indian musician. He is ...

Today on Google's home page is another special Doodle, Google logo, for the 96th birthday of Pandit Ravi Shankar. The Doodle shows a Sitar, a plucked stringed instrument used mainly in Hindustani ...

When the world identifies you as the last disciple of legendary Indian sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar and great grandson of music instrument creator Pandit Rikhi Ram Sharma, it’s no easy feat to carry ...

The music world is mourning the death of Ravi Shankar, the musician best known for bringing Indian sitar music to the masses and introducing it to the Beatles. Shankar passed away Tuesday night (Dec.