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Ravi Shankar

Born 7 April 1920 · Benares, Benares State, British India [now Uttar Pradesh, India] · Died 11 December 2012 at 92

Ravi Shankar, whose name is often preceded by the title Pandit and "Sitar maestro", was an Indian musician and a composer of Hindustani classical music. He was the best-known proponent of the sitar in the second half of the 20th century and influenced many other musicians throughout the world.