Ravi Shankar

Key facts

Born

7 April 1920, Varanasi

Died

11 December 2012, San Diego

State of birth

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Sector

Composers

Profession

Indian sitar player (1920–2012)

Gender

Male

Biography

Pandit Ravi Shankar was an Indian sitarist and composer. A sitar virtuoso, he became the world's best-known exponent of Indian classical music in the second half of the 20th century, and influenced many musicians in India and throughout the world. Shankar was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999. He is also the father of American singer Norah Jones and British-American musician and sitar player Anoushka Shankar.

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Timeline

1. 1920Born in Varanasi
2. 1962Awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
3. 1967Awarded the Padma Bhushan
4. 1967Awarded the Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance
5. 1972Awarded the Grammy Award for Album of the Year
6. 1981Awarded the Padma Vibhushan
7. 1991Awarded the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize
8. 1992Awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award
9. 1997Awarded the Praemium Imperiale
10. 1998Awarded the Polar Music Prize
11. 1999Awarded the Bharat Ratna
12. 2001Awarded the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album
13. 2012Awarded the Tagore Award
14. 2012Dies in San Diego
15. 2013Awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award