Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar (Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury) an Indian sitarist, composer.

Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship recipient. Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient. Shankar introduced Indian ragas to the West. He became the world’s best-known expert of Indian classical music (in Sitar) in the second half of the 20th century, and influenced many musicians in India and throughout the world.