Ravi Shankar - Navo

• Ravi Shankar, his name often preceded by the title Pandit, was an Indian musician who was one of the best-known exponents of the sitar.
• In the second half of the 20th century as well as a composer of Hindustani classical music. 
• Shankar was born in April 7, 1920, Varanasi (Kashi) and spent his youth touring Europe and India with the dance group of his brother Uday Shankar. 
• He gave up dancing in 1938 to study sitar playing under court musician Allauddin Khan.
• He dies on 11 December 2012 age 92, San Diego, California, U.S.