Ravi Shankar was born in 1920. By 1960, he'd become internationally known as a classical Indian musician. His association with the Beatles and performances at the Monterey Pop Festival and The Woodstock Festival sealed his fame in the West. He is also a composer, an author, and an educator.
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- Ravi Shankar Official site of the sitar virtuoso and the Ravi Shankar Foundation. Biography, recording list and ordering, audio samples, videos, and photographs.
- Indian Melody : Hindustani Instrumental - Pandit Ravi Shankar Profile of the Sitar exponent.
- Rediff on the Net Article on Ravi Shankar, on being awarded the Bharat Ratna.
- Ravi Shankar accused of lobbying for Bharat Ratna A report on the disharmony created between Pandit Ravi Shankar and Pandit Jasraj after the former being conferred the Bharat Ratna, India's high civilian award.
- The Rediff Interview/ Pandit Ravi Shankar Interview with Pritish Nandy discussing the rift between Shankar and Pandit Jasraj after the former was conferred the Bharat Ratna award.
- An evening of stirring sitar A Times of India report on the performance given at Bangalore by the sitar maestro and his daughter Anoushka.