Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shankar is a British-American sitarist and musician. She was among the youngest and first woman to receive an award from the British House of Commons Shield she has had nine Grammy Awards nominations and was the first artist of Indian of Indian descent to perform live and to serve as a presenter at the award ceremony. Anoushka is the rising star in Indian sitar. She is a scholar and daughter of the famous Ravi Shankar. She was born 1982 in London. The first few years of her life were split in London as well as New Delhi. When she arrived in New Delhi, she made her debut at just thirteen years of age. After that, she relocated to Encinitas CA, where she obtained her High School diploma with honors in 1999. The career of Anouskha as a recorder and performer is impressive, despite her young age. Since quite some time, she regularly performs with her father. The year 1998 saw her dropped Anourag as her debut solo record. The following year, she released the Grammy nominated Live on stage at Carnegie Hall. Apart from performing in every major venue and venues, she also is a stage performer for a lengthy time. Anoushka Shankar's work isn't only limited to music. Bapi: The of My Life of My Live is her 2002 book, which was a tribute Ravi Shankar. She's also been in the role of. In the 2003 film Dance Like a Man, in which she played a Bharat natyam dancing young girl. Anoushka Shakar's professional career will only continue to grow and expand. It is possible to look at seeing lots of new things from her. Anoushka Shakar was born in England spent a large part of her adult life in London Delhi. When she moved to California she graduated from high school. At the age of 9 She began studying music with her father. The first time she performed on the Sitar was at her 75th Birthday celebration in Delhi, four years after. Accompanying her father as his world tour, Anoushka had a wealth of experiences appearing on stage at Carnegie Hall while still in her teens performing at Peter Gabriel's WOMAD festival as well as recording together with George Harrison. She was the first woman to receive the House of Commons Shield, given by the British Parliament to recognize her musicianship and artistry within performing in the Asian Arts.