Ravi Shankar

Birthday: 4/7/1920
Deathday: 12/11/2012
Fame for: Sound
Also known as: Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, Ravindra Shankar Chowdhury

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.