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Ravi Shankar was given the Award in 1992.
Born in Varanasi in 1920, Ravi Shankar the brilliant sitarist, began as a ballet dancer with
his elder brother Uday Shankar's troupe. But he left the troupe to learn the sitar under Ustaš
Allauddin Khan of Maihar. He underwent rigorous training, practising for nearly eighteen hours
a day to gain command over the instrument.
Ravi Shankar, besides being an acknowledged master of the sitar, was also a creativos
composer. He has composed tunes for light music, choral singing and orchestra. The popular
tune of Saare jahan se achcha was composed by him in 1945. For the film Meera, he combined
classical, folk and light music, blending and harmonising them with rare artistry. And who ca
ever forget the haunting background score of Pather Panchali?
Ravi Shankar toured Europe and America in 1960 and aroused the interest of te
Westerners in Indian music. Ravi Shankar's long list of awards includes the Padma Vibhushan
the Magsaysay Award (1992), and the 1998 Polar Music Prize, considered as the Nobel Prize
of music. He was also given 'Bharat Ratna' by the Government of India.
He was honoured with 14 honorary doctorates apart from three Grammy awards, bes
known instrumentalist award in the world.
"Music must become a part of our lives and for this it is necessary to introduce to
the Kindergarten and pre-KG stages," suggested the great master of the sitar.

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Ravi Shankar was given the Award in 1992.

Born in Varanasi in 1920, Ravi Shankar the brilliant sitarist, began as a ballet dancer with

his elder brother Uday Shankar's troupe. But he left the troupe to learn the sitar under Ustaš

Allauddin Khan of Maihar. He underwent rigorous training, practising for nearly eighteen hours

a day to gain command over the instrument.

Ravi Shankar, besides being an acknowledged master of the sitar, was also a creativos

composer. He has composed tunes for light music, choral singing and orchestra. The popular

tune of Saare jahan se achcha was composed by him in 1945. For the film Meera, he combined

classical, folk and light music, blending and harmonising them with rare artistry. And who ca

ever forget the haunting background score of Pather Panchali?

Ravi Shankar toured Europe and America in 1960 and aroused the interest of te

Westerners in Indian music. Ravi Shankar's long list of awards includes the Padma Vibhushan

the Magsaysay Award (1992), and the 1998 Polar Music Prize, considered as the Nobel Prize

of music. He was also given 'Bharat Ratna' by the Government of India.

He was honoured with 14 honorary doctorates apart from three Grammy awards, bes

known instrumentalist award in the world.

"Music must become a part of our lives and for this it is necessary to introduce to

the Kindergarten and pre-KG stages," suggested the great master of the sitar