Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka is an American-British sitarist and musician. She received the British House of Commons' Shield in the year of her youngest and also the first female recipient. Apart from receiving nine Grammy nominations, she was also the first Indian-born musician to be a presenter and performer at the award ceremony. Anoushka Shankar is one of India's rising stars in the sitar. She is the student of Ravi Shankar, and the daughter of Ravi Shankar. Born in London in 1982 and was a young girl who travelled from London as well as New Delhi. At the age of 13, she gave her first performance on stage in New Delhi. She graduated in 1999 from her high school studies within Encinitas CA. Anouskha is still a young woman, nevertheless, she has an impressive career in recording and performing. Her father has been with her in many performances for many years. She released her debut album in 1998. dropped Anourag as her first single album. The Grammy-nominated Live at Carnegie Hall album was released in 2002. She has appeared at many famous venues throughout the world. Anoushka Shankar's professional life isn't restricted to just performing in music. Bapi The Love of My Life is an illustrated biography she wrote in 2002. It is a tribute to her father, who passed away in 2002. Ravi Shankar. Also, she appeared in movie in 2003. She played a Bharat Nayam dancer on Dance Like a Man. Anoushka Shankar's work continues to unfold and we are likely to see a variety of things from her in the coming years. be. Anoushka spent a lot of traveling between London and Delhi during her young years. Later, she moved to California for high school. From the age of nine she began studying music under her father. She made her first on the sitar four years later during the celebration of his 75th birthday in Delhi. Anoushka has gained lots of knowledge by traveling the world together with her dad. She performed in Carnegie Hall in her teenage years, and recorded at George Harrison's WOMAD Festival. She was the youngest and sole female to receive the House of Commons Shield awarded by British Parliament to recognize her artistry and musicianship as an outstanding musician from in the Asian Arts.