Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Known Credits
55
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-04-07
Day of Death
2012-12-11 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Benares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]
Also Known As
Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury
Ravindra Shankar Chowdhury
Rabi Śaṃkar
Ravi Shankar
Biography
Ravi Shankar, whose name is often preceded by the title Pandit and "Sitar maestro", was an Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music. He was the best-known proponent of the sitar in the second half of the 20th century and influenced many other musicians throughout the world.
