About Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar

Birthday

1920-04-07

Place of Birth

Varanasi, 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.