Ravi Shankar

Sound

Born: 1920-04-07
Died: 2012-12-11
From: Benares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.3

Also Known As

Robindro Shaunkor ChowdhuryRavindra Shankar ChowdhuryRabi Śaṃkar

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.

Awards & Nominations21 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

2013
🏆 Won

Tagore Award

2012
🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album

Full Circle: Carnegie Hall 2000

2001
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Bharat Ratna

1999
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Polar Music Prize

1998
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Praemium Imperiale

1997
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Ramon Magsaysay Award

1992
🏆 Won

Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize

1991
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Score

Gandhi

1983
🏆 Won

Padma Vibhushan

1981
🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Album of the Year

The Concert for Bangladesh

1972
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Padma Bhushan

1967
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Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance

West Meets East

1967
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Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

1962
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

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Commander of the Legion of Honour

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Banga Bibhushan

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Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album

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Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi

🏆 Won

James Parks Morton Interfaith Award

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honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta

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