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Posted by: HumTum Dec 12 2012, 11:13 AM

NEW DELHI: Legendary musician Pandit Ravi Shankar passed away in San Diego, California in the United States on Tuesday evening.
The sitar maestro had been admitted at the Scripps Memorial Hospital on December 6.

He breathed his last at 4.30 p.m.

The sitar maestro, aged 92, had been under treatment for last one week. He was hospitalised last Thursday after he complained of breathing difficulties.
The Prime Minister's office confirmed his death and called him a "national treasure."

For nearly three decades, ever since his first tour of the United States and Europe in the 1956-57 season, Ravi Shankar served as India's unofficial ambassador for music.

The music doyen was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in 1999. He also received three Grammy Awards.
He had collaborated with several international artists including George Harrison of 'The Beatles', which garnered him fame all over the world.

He was active as a professional musician till the end and was one of the contenders for the next Grammys.

Panditji is survived by his wife Sukanya and musician daughters, sitar player Anushka Shankar and singer Norah Jones.

Ravi Shankar was born as Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury on April 7, 1920 in Varanasi and was referred by the title Pandit.

He spent his youth touring Europe and India with the dance group of his brother Uday Shankar. He gave up dancing in 1938 to study sitar playing under court musician Allauddin Khan.

After finishing his studies in 1944, Shankar worked as a composer, creating the music for the Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, and was music director of All India Radio, New Delhi, from 1949 to 1956.

In 1956, he began to tour Europe and America playing Indian classical music and increased its popularity there through teaching, performance, and his association with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison.

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Posted by: surhall Dec 12 2012, 04:45 PM

sangeet ka safar
very sad news last night see in tv ch24 city tv
big loss
dhall


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Posted by: nandi Dec 13 2012, 10:59 PM

This is small tribute to the great maestro
Prabhati ( with Yehudi Menuhin)
mp3 5.60mb 4:11 192kbps

Posted by: nandi Dec 13 2012, 11:29 PM

Ravi Shankar did so many wonderful things and apparently was so energetic. One of the things I remember most about his music is his ability as an orchestra conductor. He did some delightful work at All India Radio Orchestra. Most of those materials have been destroyed due to poor storage facility. Here is a small snippet from Pather Panchali's music. This is actually an improv on that with orchestra. His work in movies Anuradha and Godaan led to some unforgettable tunes in the songs and in the background too.