Ravi Shankar

Known for Sound

Ravi Shankar's portrait

Details

Birthday: April 07, 1920

Deathday: December 11, 2012

Place of birth: Benares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]

Biography

Ravi Shankar, whose name is often preceded by the title Pandit and "Sitar maestro", was an Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music. He was the best-known proponent of the sitar in the second half of the 20th century and influenced many other musicians throughout the world.