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Anoushka Shankar says father Pt Ravi Shankar’s death made her ‘a little freer’ to share her story of sexual abuse: 'I was in immediate grief'
July 08, 2025 6:08 pm
Anoushka Shankar opened up about experiencing sexual abuse, and how the death of her father Pandit Ravi Shankar, closely followed by the Nirbhaya case, catalysed her decision to speak publicly about her own trauma.
Pandit Daya Shankar, one of the foremost shehnai maestros, passes away
March 28, 2025 4:15 pm
A representative of the Banaras gharana, he will be remembered for his clarity and sweetness in tone and as a generous, gentle teacher
When Norah Jones spoke about her 'complicated' relationship with father Pt Ravi Shankar: 'It was challenging...'
April 07, 2022 10:24 am
Grammy award-winning artiste Norah Jones did not always share a warm equation with her venerated musician father Pt Ravi Shankar, but the pair patched things up as Norah grew older.
The ‘nava rasa’ of Lata Mangeshkar’s music
February 25, 2022 8:36 am
Our lives are governed by nine major emotions with all their concomitant shades, hues and variations. Lata’s music reflected the myriad hues of each one
Collector finds rare Pandit Ravi Shankar memorabilia in scrap shop
September 25, 2019 1:45 pm
Pt. Ravi Shankar, one of India's best known musicians, died in 2012 at the age of 92.
Her Mother’s Daughter
September 14, 2018 12:48 am
Savita Devi, thumri queen Siddheshwari Devi’s daughter, on living in her mother’s shadow and lack of recognition for her work
Call of the Sitar
February 02, 2018 1:34 am
Sitar and surbahar player Buddhaditya Mukherjee on being called ‘sitar player of the century’ and not playing to the gallery.
Raviji belonged to the world, says Sukanya Shankar
May 26, 2015 12:00 am
Pt Ravi Shankar’s wife Sukanya Shankar talks of life after his death, writing an uncensored biography of the musician and completing the projects he began.
Grammy Museum in LA pays tribute to sitar maestro Pt Ravi Shankar through an exhibition
May 27, 2015 1:14 pm
In a first for any Indian, Grammy Museum in Los Angeles is paying a tribute to sitar maestro Pt Ravi Shankar through an exhibition.
PT RAVI SHANKAR PHOTOS
Remembering Pandit Ravi Shankar on his 103rd birth anniversary
April 07, 2023 4:04 pm
Pandit Ravi Shankar received India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in 1999, and won five Grammys for his work. He was also nominated for an Academy award.
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