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Write a BIO SKETCH on Ravi Shakar using the information:- Birth: 7 April 1920, Varanasi, India Popularly known: Pandit Occupation: Musician and composer, who is the best-known Sitar player in recent times Life and career: spent his youth touring Europe and India with his brother Uday Shankar’s dance group gave up dancing in 1938 to study sitar was the music director of All India Radio, New Delhi from 1949 to 1956. toured the world in the 1970s and 1980s playing Indian classical music and increased its popularity there. 1986-1992 served as a nominated member of Rajya Sabha was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1999 daughter Anushka is also a Sitar player won three Grammy Awards continued to perform until his death on 11 December 2012.

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pandit Ravi Shankar was born on 7 April at 1920 in Varanasi. He was a contemporary Indian musician and composer. He was master in the instrument sitar. He worked as a composer and create music for Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray. He worked as a music director of All India Radio in New Delhi from 1949 to 1956. He became upper chamber member of the Parliament of India from 1986 to 1992. Pandit Ravi Shankar was awarded with the Bharat Ratna and got three Grammy Awards in 1999 for India’s highest civilian honor. He continued performing till 2000 with his daughter Anoushka.