Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Pt. Ravi Shankar - Sitar

© SATYENDRA SINGH
'Ravi Shankar', 2005 (Ball Pen Sketch)
Size - 11" x 14"


Ballpoint Pen Sketch

Ravi Shankar, was an Indian musician and composer who played the sitar. 

He has been described as the best-known contemporary Indian musician. Shankar was born in Varanasi and spent his youth touring Europe & 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. 



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