-Sethu Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Artist: Ravi Shankar Real Name: Ravi Shankar Birth Date /Place: 07|04|1920 /British, India Age: he aged 92 on 11|12|2012 Social status (Single / Married): Married Artist Picture : Musical Genres : Classical Music Awards: Bharat Ratna, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan Top 3 Songs (Names): Gat Kirwana , Raga Malkuas and Tala Sawari Other Information: Shankar was born to a Bengali Brahmin familyIn 1956, Shankar began to tour Europe and the Americas playing Indian classical music and increased its po[CENSORED]rity there in the 1960s through teaching, performance, and his association with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and Beatles guitarist George Harrison. His influence on Harrison helped po[CENSORED]rize the use of Indian instruments in Western pop music in the latter half of the 1960s. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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