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Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar

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Birth Name: Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury

Born: 7 April 1920 Died: 11 December 2012

Country of origin: India

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Sukanya Ranjan

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Description: Ravi Shankar, often referred to by the title Pandit, was an Indian musician and composer who played the plucked-string instrument sitar. He has been described as the best known contemporary Indian musician. Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent his youth touring Europe and India with the dance group of his brother Uday Shankar. He gave up dancing in 1938 to study sitar playing under court musician Allauddin Khan. After finishing his studies in 1944, Shankar worked as a composer, creating the music for the Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, and was music director of All India Radio, New Delhi, from 1949 to 1956. In 1956, he began ... (more)

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1. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

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7.5

672 Watched

2. The Ed Sullivan Show

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8.6

37 Watched

3. The Dick Cavett Show (1968-1974)

Rating:

8.4

24 Watched

4. The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

Rating:

8.3

23 Watched

5. The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

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7.3

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1. George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)

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8

110 Watched

2. Monterey Pop (1969)

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46 Watched

3. Chappaqua (1966)

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7

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4. Concert for George (2003)

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8.8

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5. Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007)

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6.9

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1. The Concert for Bangladesh

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8.3

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2. The Sounds of India

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4. The Essential Ravi Shankar

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5. Chants Of India: Ravi Shankar; George Harrison

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