Autobiog-Ravi: The life-story of the ambassador of Indian culture to

From: Hinduism Today | Date: January 31, 1999 | Copyright information

Hinduism Today
01-31-1999
Autobiog-Ravi: The life-story of the ambassador of Indian culture to the West as told by the man himself

TOO OFTEN TODAY IN THE WORLD OF mass media, value is placed on quantity not quality, on sensation, not substance. Which explains why you won't find Raga Mala: The Autobiography of Ravi Shankar on the New York Times best seller's list, and you won't find it at Barnes and Noble either Yet the quality and substance of it will place it among the most lavish and elite productions of recent times.

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