Contrary to popular beliefs, George Harrison was introduced to the sitar a while before meeting Pandit Ravi Shankar, even having played the instrument in the 1965 The Beatles‘ song Norwegian Wood.

Pandit Ravi Shankar. The audience was literally on its feet with respect and affection when with utmost reverence he played 'Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara' on sitar, giving his magical ...

Throughout her career, Anoushka Shankar has resisted people putting her music into a box. As the daughter of the legendary sitar virtuoso and composer Ravi Shankar, Anoushka is often confronted ...

Sharma, who always performs the sitar with henna ... credits his father, master luthier Sanjay Sharma, for instilling deep love for the stringed instrument. Ravi Shankar was one of his famous ...