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HindustanTimes Sun,26 May 2013

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Ravi Shankar strums on (1920-2012)
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Sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar has given Indian culture of one of the best gifts. The renowned musician even became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after he introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over an eight-decade career. Here's the musical journey of the ultimate sitar maestro.
Sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar has given Indian culture of one of the best gifts. The renowned musician even became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after he introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over an eight-decade career. Here
       
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Sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar has given Indian culture of one of the best gifts. The renowned musician even became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after he introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over an eight-decade career. Here
In this Dec. 19, 2002, Indian Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, right, and daughter Anoushka Shankar smile during a press conference in Calcutta, India. (AP Photo) Ravi Shankar strums on (1920-2012)
In this Feb. 25, 2002 file photo, Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, left, and his daughter Anoushka Shankar laugh during the shooting of a film endorsing the strengthening of Indian laws against animal cruelty in New Delhi. (AP Photo) Ravi Shankar strums on (1920-2012)
In this 1967 file photo, Ravi Shankar plays his sitar in Los Angeles. (AP Photo) Ravi Shankar strums on (1920-2012)
In this Aug. 3, 1967 file photo, George Harrison, of the Beatles, left, sits cross-legged with his musical mentor, Ravi Shankar, in Los Angeles, as Harrison explains to newsmen that Shankar is teaching him to play the sitar. Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after hobnobbing with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over an eight-decade career, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. He was 92. (AP Photo) Ravi Shankar strums on (1920-2012)
Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar performs during his concert at the Vienna State Opera House in conjunction with the Jazz Festival Vienna in this July 2, 2005 file photo. Ravi Shankar strums on (1920-2012)
In this photograph taken on February 25, 2004, Indian classical musician Ravi Shankar (L) and his daughter Anoushka Shankar play sitars as they perform at a function to pay tribute to Beatle George Harrison on the anniversary of his birthday in New Delhi. Ravi Shankar strums on (1920-2012)
Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar performs in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata in this February 7, 2009. Ravi Shankar strums on (1920-2012)
In this photograph taken on February 7, 2009, Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar (R) greets his audience while his daughter Anoushka Shankar (L, background) looks on during a performance at The Dover Lane Music Conference in Kolkata. Ravi Shankar strums on (1920-2012)
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