Delhi`s music scene has evolved, become broader: Anoushka Shankar

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 14:41

Sitarist Anoushka Shankar believes the music scene in the Indian capital has come a long way.

Fusion music connects with youth: Classical music maestros

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 09:56

Indian classical music maestros are rooting for world music - introduced by sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar - as an important vehicle to connect to youth by maintaining aesthetics.

Pandit Ravi Shankar tribute on the Thames

Last Updated: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 19:45

One of Britain`s leading Hindustani and Carnatic music festivals will honour the memory of legendary sitar maestro Ravi Shankar this year.

UK composers describe Pandit Ravi Shankar as `real thing`

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 15:41

Two of Britain`s most famous musicians, Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, have described Pandit Ravi Shankar as `the real thing` after experiencing a performance by the Indian sitar maestro in the early 1950s.

`Bhilwara Sur Sangam’ - a tribute to Pt. Ravi Shankar

Last Updated: Monday, April 1, 2013, 09:07

Popular artists will pay tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar in the ‘Bhilwara Sur Sangam’ festival here April 6-7, a statement said.

President, PM salute maestro Ravi Shankar`s contribution

Last Updated: Friday, March 8, 2013, 09:31

Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar`s legacy lives on and would continue to illuminate the world of music, President Pranab Mukherjee said Thursday.

Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar to get Tagore award

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 18:13

President Pranab Mukherjee will confer the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony posthumously on sitar maestro Ravi Shankar at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Thursday, the culture ministry said in a statement.

Norah Jones excited about Oscar performance

Last Updated: Friday, February 22, 2013, 15:47

Norah Jones is all excited about performing at the upcoming Oscars ahead of her first India tour in March.

As a child I suffered sexual and emotional abuse: Anoushka Shankar

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 13:10

Anoushka Shankar, daughter of legendary sitarist Ravi Shankar, has thrown her weight behind an online campaign demanding an end to crime against women, in the wake of the Delhi gang rape.

Stamps in honour of Ravi Shankar, Bhimsen Joshi to be released

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 13:22

The Department of Posts will release commemorative stamps this year honouring eminent musicians of India, including late Pandit Ravi Shankar, Bhimsen Joshi and D K Pattammal and legendary movie actors.

Norah Jones, Anoushka Shankar accept Ravi Shankar`s posthumous Lifetime Grammy

Last Updated: Sunday, February 10, 2013, 15:06

Sixty days after his demise, sitar legend Pandit Ravi Shankar was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Grammy award.

Anoushka Shankar performs at Fusion concert in Dubai

Last Updated: Monday, February 4, 2013, 12:52

Grammy Award nominee and daughter of sitar maestro Late Pandit Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar, led a Global Fusion concert here marking the ninth year of Fusion concerts in Dubai.