The first and only Indian to win three Grammys

Ravi Shankar was he first Indian to win a Grammy in 1967 for his performance, West Meets East, with violinist Yehudi Menuhin, in the Best Chamber Music Performance category.

Ravi Shankar was he first Indian to win a Grammy in 1967 for his performance, West Meets East, with violinist Yehudi Menuhin, in the Best Chamber Music Performance category.

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In 1972, The Concert For Bangladesh, featuring Shankar and legends like George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Billy Preston and Eric Clapton was named Album of the Year.

In 2001, it was a third Grammy, for his album, Full Circle – Carnegie Hall 2000 in the Best World Music Album category
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, creator of Mohan Veena, won the Grammy, along with guitar guru Ry Cooder for A Meeting By The River in the World Music Album category.

RANDOM NOMINATION In 2006, a little-known monk from Arunachal Pradesh grabbed the news headlines by getting himself nominated for the Grammy.