Background
Shankar, Ravi was born on April 7, 1920.
Shankar, Ravi was born on April 7, 1920.
Studied under, Ustad Allauddin Khan of Maihar. Trained in Guru-Shishya tradition. Pupil of Ustad Allauddin Khan, 1938.
Director of Music All-India Radio and founder of the National Orchestra. Founder Kinnara School of Music, Bombay 1962, Kinnara School of Music, Los Angeles 1967. Many; Lecturer University of California 1965.
Appeared in film, Raga 1974. Elected to Rajya Sabha (Upper House) 1986. Fellow Sangeet Natak Akademi 1976.
Silver Bear of Berlin.
Musician. Numerous albums in India, United Kingdom & United States, including 3 Ragas, 1956, India's Master Musician, 1963, Ragas & Talas, 1964, Sound of the Sitar, 1965, Menuhin Meets Shankar, 1966, West Meets East, 1967, The Sounds of India, 1968, Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra, 1971, Transmigration Macabre, 1973, Shankar Family & Friends, 1974, Pandit Ravi Shankar, 1986, Tana Mana, 1987, Inside the Kremlin, 1988, The Genius of Ravi Shankar, 1990, Farewell, My Friend, 1992, Concert for Peace: Royal Albert Hall, 1995, Sublime Sounds of Sitar,k 1996, Mantram, 1997, 4 Ragas, 2000, Full Circle: Carnegie Hall, 2001, East Meets West 2, 2002, The Best of Ravi Shankar, 2003, Ahir Lalit, 2004, Sitar Concertos & Other Works, 2005. Concert tours in Europe, United States, The East.Composer: (film scores) Pather Panchali, 1946, The Flute and the Arrow, 1957, The Sword and the Flute, 1959, Godaan, 1963, The Psychedelics, 1966, Charly, 1968, Meera, 1979, Ghandi, 1982, Genesis, 1986, Yehudi Menuhim: The Violin of the Century, 1996, Tenussian Vacuvasco, 2000, Ravi Shankar: Between 2 Worlds, 2001. Actor (films) Chappaqua, 1966, Unterwegs nach Katchmandu, 1971, Hit for Six, 2007. Composer numerous ragas and talas.Author: My Music, My Life, 1969, Rag Anurag (Bengali), (autobiography) Raga Mala, 1997.
Married Sukanya Rajan. Children: Shubho, Geetali, Anoushka.