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Shankar, Ravi
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Shankar, Ravi (
b Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 1920). Indian sitar-player and composer. Dir. of instr. ens., India Radio, 1949–56. Founder-dir., Kinnara Sch. of Mus., Bombay, 1962. Toured Europe and N. Amer. giving sitar recitals which led to awakening of interest in Indian mus. Wrote opera- ballet
Ghanashyam (A Broken Branch) (1989), ballet scores, 2 concs. for sitar and orch. (1971, 1976), and film and TV mus. incl.
Gandhi and
Alice in Wonderland. Hon. KBE 2002.
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 "Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)")
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Ravi - master of the World Music; Ravi Shankar is at the Philharmonic Hall tomorrow.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 6/17/2005; 700+ words
; ...of the Beatles inner circle in the 60s, Ravi refuses to lift the lid on his time with...special memories - but no tales to tell.' Ravi now brings his 85th birthday tour to the...World Music. It has been 25 years since Ravi last appeared at The Phil. This time around...
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 "New Indian Express (Chennai, India)")
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Ravi was the most feared individual: RGV.
Newspaper article from: New Indian Express (Chennai, India); 4/28/2009; 700+ words
; ...the most ideal choice to play Paritala Ravi. He has remarkable intensity in his eyes...is needed to fit in a role of Paritala Ravi's profile. "After a rough look-test...could look like in different phases of Ravi's life, from being a rebel in the jungles...
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Music composer Ravi in tune with the times
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 3/3/2006; 700+ words
; Mumbai, March 3 -- Music composer Ravi, whose vintage hit "Chaudhvin Ka Chand" continues...This is a matter of great satisfaction to me," said Ravi Shankar Sharma, popularly called Ravi. "I first realised my musical potential when I started...
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Profile: Sitarist Ravi Shankar
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 4/7/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...NPR) 04-07-2005 Profile: Sitarist Ravi Shankar Host: STEVE INSKEEP Time: 10...turns 85 years old today. Sitar master Ravi Shankar is still giving concerts, touring...Soundbite of music) SUSAN STAMBERG reporting: Ravi Shankar's music is like a fine, Indian...
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 "The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan)")
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Sewage endangers aquatic life in Ravi.
Newspaper article from: The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); 12/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...fish and frogs is at deaths door in River Ravi owning to rising discharge of toxic untreated...effluent into the water body of the River Ravi per second making it a big sewage drain...three districts along the length of River Ravi is becoming unfit for human consumption...
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HOW WE MET: YEHUDI MENUHIN AND RAVI SHANKAR
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 10/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...I was interested in the music. We met Ravi when he was invited to play for us at the...for a meeting of minds with a man such as Ravi Shankar, who is an immensely dedicated...goes far beyond pure music making. For Ravi, all human activity eating, dancing...
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Lanka Ravi wins National 'B' chess.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 9/10/2006; 700+ words
; Lanka Ravi wins National 'B' chess Ahmedabad, Sep 10 (PTI) International Master Lanka Ravi of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board won his...Maharashtra in the 13th and final round. Ravi, who had raced to 6.5 out of a possible...
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Home for Raja Ravi Varmas works ; Thanks to the efforts of conservator Vijaynath Shenoy and the Royal Netherlands Embassy, the legacy of Raja Ravi Varma, arguably India's biggest name in art, will finally find a permanent museum.
Newspaper article from: India Today; 6/2/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...captured the imagination of India like Raja Ravi Varma; for Indians, even today, recognise Hindu gods and goddesses depending on how Ravi Varma painted them. His images adorned...collectors from across the world. But strangely Ravi Varmas fame did not come from his original...
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Trib Tested: Ravi Instant Wine Refresher
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 10/11/2009; 700+ words
; The claim: The Ravi is an instant wine refresher/chiller that chills...poured. Instead of cooling the entire bottle, the Ravi cools the wine itself. Store the inner cartridge of the Ravi in the freezer so that it always is ready to go...
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Ravi's Dreamtime
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 9/16/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Ruhayat X New Straits Times 09-16-2004 Ravi's Dreamtime Byline: Ruhayat X Edition...are necessary, Telawi Street Bistro's Ravi tells RUHAYAT X. CHEF N. Ravindran has...Street Bistro in Bangsar. But not many of Ravi's fans realise this master chef did not...
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Shankar, Ravi
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Ravi Shankar Sitarist, conductor, composer For...low platform covered with Indian rugs, Ravi Shankar has brought the music of India to...class background. When he was ten years old Ravi was sent to Paris where his eldest brother...
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Ravi Shankar
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Ravi Shankar Perhaps the best known Indian musician, sitar player and composer Ravi Shankar (born 1920) is credited more than any...introducing the Shankars to European culture. Ravi Shankar became an accomplished dancer and contemplated...
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Ravi
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Ravi a river in the north of the Indian subcontinent, one of the headwaters of the Indus, which rises in the Himalayas and is one of the five rivers that gave Punjab its name.
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SonicWALL, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...change in strategic direction made by brothers Sreekanth Ravi and Sudhakar Ravi stemmed not from failure, but from a perceived chance...interests pulled them in different directions. Sreekanth Ravi, the younger of the pair, jumped into the business...
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Shankar, Anoushka
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...to find her teacher. As the daughter of Ravi Shankar, the world-renowned classical...signed her first record deal at 16. Being Ravi Shankar's daughter helped her get a start...in Indian music and dance when she met Ravi Shankar. The two did not marry until Anoushka...
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