Ravi Shankar was
born on April.07.1920. at Varanasi, India
He learned to
play the Sitar from Ustad Allaudin Khan of Maihar and gave his first performance
in 1944
A renowned
Classical Indian Musical Instrumentalist of Sitar, he gave numerous performances
all over India and the World over a span of seven decades
He died on 2012
at San Diego, California at the age of 92.
Sitar
Instrumentalist
He gave his first performance at
He was Member
of Uday Shankar Dance Troupe (1930 – 1938), Ustad Allaudin Khan Troupe (1938 –
1944), Indian People Theatre (1944 – 1946) , Renaissance Theatre (1946 – 1948).
He was Chief
Producer of Vadya Vrinda for All India Radio at New Delhi (1948 – 1956).
He founded and
directed the Kinara School of Music at Bombay (1956 – 1967) and later at California
(1967 – 2012). He popularized Indian Classical Music in the West in association
with Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison
He established
the Ravi Shankar Foundation. California
Professorships
He was the National Research Professor
of Music, Government of India. He was Visiting Professor of Music at Universities
of California, Los Angeles and San Diego and New York.
Memberships
He was
nominated Member of Rajya Sabha (1986 – 1992). He was Member of National
Music Council, National Dance Council
and National Culture Council. Government of India
He was elected
as Honorary Life Member of Academy of
Arts Letters & Music of USA, UNESCO and India.
Albums
He composed many
music albums notable ones being East Meets West, East Greets West, Genesis, Passages,
Tana Mana
Films
He composed
music for films Pather Panchali, Gandhi ,Kabuliwala, Raga , Meera ,Anuradha, Aparajita
, Apur Sansar , ,Neech Nagar, Charlie
Ballets &
Games
He composed ballets
Chandalika, Navarasa Ranga and Swagatham
He was the Chief Music Producer & Conductor
for IX Asian Games at New Delhi (1982)
Concerts
He performed
in Music concerts at UN, USA and Canada. Festivals of India at UK.USSR
Awards
The Government of India honoured him with Padma
Bhushan in 1967 , Padma Vibhushan in 1981 and Bharat Ratna in 1999
He is the second musician to receive Bharat
Ratna
He also received the Mahatma Gandhi award, Rajiv
Gandhi award, Rabindranath Tagore award and Kalidas award
He received
the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Arts in 1992
He received
the music awards of Amity Award, Grammy Award, Crystal Award, Imperial Award Guinness Award, Britain
prize, Japan prize and German prize
He also
received Berlin Film Festival award Venice Film Festival award.
Orders
He received
the National Orders from the Governments of Asia , Britain and France.
Fellowships
He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
(1962) and Fellowship (1975) , John D Rockefeller III Fellow.
Doctorates
The Universities of Viswa Bharathi, Rabindra Bharathi
,Indira Kala , California, Melbourne, Harvard, New England, Victoria, Benares ,Delhi
conferred Honorary Doctorates on him for his life time contribution to
Instrumental Music.
Publications
Memoirs: My
Music, My Life (1968) , Raga Mala ( 1996
)
Resources
Postage Stamps & Covers
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