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Ravi Shankar

1920–2012 · 20th century

Ravi Shankar was an Indian sitar virtuoso and composer who trained under Allauddin Khan at Maihar. From the 1950s he brought Hindustani classical music to Western audiences through tours, recordings and his work with the Beatles' George Harrison and the violinist Yehudi Menuhin. He received India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1999.

Ravi Shankar
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Maihar State

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