Ravi Shankar

Birthday

1920-04-07 (105 years old)

Place of birth

Benares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]

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. Read more