Today is the death anniversary of famous sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar. He died in 2012 at a hospital in Sena Diago, USA. He also worked to bring Indian classical music to every corner of the world and give it a distinct identity. His loved ones include music, dance and art lovers, numbering in hundreds.

Pandit Ravi Shankar was born in Varanasi, UP on April 7, 1920. George Harison of Vettels called him the 'Godfather of World Music'. Pandit Shankar's youth was spent visiting Europe and India with the dance group of brother Uday Shankar. He gave up dancing in 1938 to learn to play sitar from musician Alauddin Khan. After completing his studies in 1944, Pandit Ravi Shankar also composed music for Satyajit Ray's 'Apu Trilogy' and Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' as a musician.

He was awarded the Oscar with George Fenton in the year 1983 for best original vocalscript. He also served as music director of All India Radio in New Delhi between 1949 and 1956. After which in the 1960s, violinists Yehudi Menuhin and George Harryson made it popular in the West by teaching and performing Indian classical music. From 1986 to 1992, he was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha. He has also been awarded the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, in 1999. He was also awarded three Grammy Awards. He was also nominated for the 2013 Germany Award. Pandit Ravi Shankar continued to perform till 2000. He also performed with his daughter Anushka Shankar several times.

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