Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka is a British-American musician and sitarist. She was awarded the British House of Commons' Shield as the youngest, and the first female to receive it. In addition to the nine Grammy awards and nine Grammy nominations, she also became the first musician of Indian origin to perform in the live ceremony. Anoushka Shankar is the hottest young star of the Indian sitar. She is a student and granddaughter of legendary Ravi Shankar. She spent her childhood bouncing between London in the UK to New Delhi. Her first performance took place on stage in New Delhi when she was only 13 years old. In 1999, she completed her high school studies within Encinitas CA. Although she is still very young, Anouskha is a star in her performing and recording. Since quite some time, she has been performing regularly with her father. She has released Anourag her debut album on her own in 1998. The following year, she released the Grammy nominated Live on stage at Carnegie Hall. Because she has performed on many of the biggest stages around the world, her career on stage has been expansive. Anoushka isn't just a performer. Bapi The love of my life is a illustrated biographical work she penned in 2002. It pays special tributes to her father, who passed away in 2002. Ravi Shankar. Also, she has appeared in. In the 2003 film Dance Like a Man, where she portrayed a Bharat natyam dancing young girl. Anoushka is continuing to advance on her path and will surely be other things to be expected from this talented lady. Anoushka was a frequent traveler and spent lots of traveling between London and Delhi throughout her childhood. Then, she relocated to California to finish high school. Anoushka Shankar started her musical studies at age nine. A few years later she played her first sitar debut in Delhi during her father's 75th birthday party. Anoushka has gained lots of experience by touring around the globe together with her father. She played at Carnegie Hall in her teenage years, and recorded at George Harrison's WOMAD Festival. Her musicianship and talent were acknowledged by the British parliament as among the finest at Asian Arts.