Ravi Shankar became an icon in the world of rock, even though the movement didn't align with his beliefs surrounding music.

When The Beatles' guitarist George Harrison called Ravi Shankar "the godfather of world music", he opened culture up to a ...

In a wide-ranging conversation, the 11-time Grammy nominee speaks with Vanity Fair about her collaborators, her famous family members, and the idea of “global music.” ...

Pune: The handmade sitar created in Miraj in Sangli district of Maharashtra is now travelling to the US, Germany and the UK ...

Olivia Harrison, Widow of Beatle George Harrison, Eulogizes Ravi Shankar The widow of ... reflect on their memories with the famed sitar player. Shankar died at age 92 on Tuesday night in San ...

In the 1960s Beatles guitarist George Harrison was introduced to ... are found in the finale of Ravi Shankar’s Symphony. The sitar and orchestra play melodies based on a raga (a pattern or ...

Ravi Shankar was born in Varanasi ... violinist Yehudi Menuhin, and of course George Harrison of The Beatles. By the end of the ‘60s he was arguably the most famous Indian in the world. Shankar ...

With contributions from: Ravi Shankar's daughter Anoushka, one of India's biggest music stars Zakir Hussain, George Harrison's wife Olivia, The Who's Pete Townshend and music historian Ken Hunt.

In a post to Harrison's official Instagram page, Lynne shared his insights into the guitarist's playing. "George Harrison ... he spearheaded with sitarist Ravi Shankar one year later.