Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury
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Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, better known as Ravi Shankar, was a world-renowned Indian sitar virtuoso and composer who popularized Indian classical music internationally.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ravi Shankar | 0 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ sitarist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pandit Ravi Shankar
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Robindra Shankar Chowdhury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bharat Ratna
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Grammy Award ⓘ Padma Bhushan ⓘ Padma Vibhushan NERFINISHED ⓘ Polar Music Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Sangeet Natak Akademi Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart valve surgery complications ⓘ |
| child |
Anoushka Shankar
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Norah Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Shubhendra Shankar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Ali Akbar Khan
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Alla Rakha NERFINISHED ⓘ George Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ Yehudi Menuhin NERFINISHED ⓘ Zubin Mehta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-04-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-12-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bengalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Chowdhury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Hindustani classical music
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Indian classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Robindro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | sitar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
popularizing Indian classical music in the West
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virtuoso sitar performance ⓘ |
| language | Bengali ⓘ |
| movement | world music ⓘ |
| notableStudent |
Anoushka Shankar
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George Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chappaqua (film score)
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Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Gandhi (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ Passages NERFINISHED ⓘ Raga Symphony NERFINISHED ⓘ Raga-Mala NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravi Shankar at the Monterey International Pop Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravi Shankar at the Woodstock Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ The Concert for Bangladesh (performance) NERFINISHED ⓘ West Meets East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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music director ⓘ sitarist ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
British India
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United Provinces of Agra and Oudh NERFINISHED ⓘ Varanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Uday Shankar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Annapurna Devi
NERFINISHED
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Sukanya Rajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentOf | Allauddin Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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