
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Age92
Birth DateApril 7, 1920
Place of BirthBenares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]
Also Known As
Robindro Shaunkor ChowdhuryRavindra Shankar ChowdhuryRabi Śaṃkar
Ravi Shankar
April 7, 1920 – 2012
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.















