The strings of the sitar
beckon your attention,  its
strains touch your soul. You wonder who the maestro is, who has created such lucid,
inspirational grandeur; who has woven this musical whirlpool of concentric notes, that
reach the heights of ecstasy. Pandit Ravi Shankar – the legendary sitarist, composer,
and an esteemed musical ambassador of Indian music. The melodious strains of his sitar
have carried the glory of Indian classical music across the seven seas.
After years of dedicated training under his illustrious
Guru Baba Allaudin Khan, he set about his global task. Ravi Shankar has always been ahead
of his times and has always improvised and experimented new realms of music. He has worked
with known artists from around the world and from versicolored musical genres. Ravi
Shankar inspires youth and his soulful sitar has helped many a hippie turn a new leaf. His
approach to music and music teaching has gained popularity among other musicians, and thus
reached the hearts of millions of music lovers.
His dedication, perseverance, clarity of vision,
enthusiasm brought to him world fame and the Bharat Ratna award has added a sparkle to his
success.
Ravi Shankar has faced criticism as well as admiration
from the world. This enlightened music maestro, the music composer par excellence,
continues to enrich the world with music – the
true mantra of life.
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