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Pt Ravi Shankar's ashes to be taken to Varanasi

The ashes of noted sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar, the who passed away last week, will be taken to Varanasi for the final rites, Lakshmi Shankar, the musician's sister-in-law, toldrediff.comat a......

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Legendary musician Pandit Ravi Shankar passed away in San Diego on Wednesday. He was 92. Even before he broke down East-West music barriers and earned international recognition, Shankar was a......

Artistes: 'Musicians like Pt Ravi Shankar are rarely born'

Artistes across the spectrum on Wednesday mourned the demise of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh describing him as a national treasure and a global ambassador of......

'Pt Ravi Shankar India's gift to the world'

Admirers in California reacted in shock to the demise of sitar master Pandit Ravi Shankar who introduced Indian music to the Western world. 92-year-old Shankar died on Tuesday in San Diego,......

Pandit Ravi Shankar, the phenomenon

When you know you are listening to Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, more popularly known as Pandit Ravi Shankar, all you need to do is sit back and enjoy. Here is the talented master playing for an......

This Janmashtami, hi-tech flute for Lord Krishna

The lyrical sound of the flute, often associated with Vrindavan, Lord Krishna and his numerous gopis, can also fill up auditoriums and big music halls without distorting its charming musical......

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Punjabi pop, heavy metal, hard rock and tuneless songs from some of the recent Hindi flicks. These are some genres that lack appeal, especially when it blares from your mobile phone into the......

Stars, music fraternity pay tribute to Pt Ravi Shankar

Here's what your favourite Bollywood stars are tweeting. Movie stars and the music fraternity grieved over the demise of sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, and tweeted their tributes: Shekhar......

'Why can't we win an Oscar?'

A week ago, rediff movie critic Raja Sen chatted live from Goa, where he was covering the IFFI film festival 2005.Last week's chat, live from Goa| IFFI 2005: Complete CoverageNow back in Mumbai, he......

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Q. identify the musical family in my prof pic pl.
Sharad Sharad: A. more

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Q. Pt Ravi shankar was more popular abroad than in India, your comments
Kamini Joshi: A. Late pt. Ravi Shankar. more

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Q. With with musical instrument is Pt. Ravi Shankar associated ? (A) Sitar (B) Sarod (C) Santoor (D) Tabla
Krit: A. no comments more

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Q. Which of the following pairs of artists and their areas of specialization is not correct?A. Pt. Ravi Shankar - SitarB. M. S. Subbulakshmi - DanceC. Hari Prasad Chaurasia - FluteD. Ustad Zakir Hussain Khan - Tabla
Question Answer: A. (A) Sitar more

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Pt Ravi Shankar

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Pt Ravi Shankar's ashes to be taken to Varanasi

RARE PICTURES: The life and times of Pt Ravi Shankar

Artistes: 'Musicians like Pt Ravi Shankar are rarely born'

'Pt Ravi Shankar India's gift to the world'

Pandit Ravi Shankar, the phenomenon

This Janmashtami, hi-tech flute for Lord Krishna

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Stars, music fraternity pay tribute to Pt Ravi Shankar

'Why can't we win an Oscar?'

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