Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shankar Anoushka Shankar, an Indian-born British American musician and sitarist, is most well-known for her songs. She was also the youngest and first woman to be awarded a British House of Commons Award. Anoushka is a new star on the rise in Indian sitar. She is a scholar and granddaughter of legendary Ravi Shankar. She was born London in 1982. In during her early years, she swam her time between London New Delhi. In New Delhi, she made her debut at just thirteen years old. Later the same year, in Encinitas CA she attended high school. She graduated with distinction in 1999. Anouskha continues to have a bright performing and recording careers, even though she's only a teenager. She has performed with her father on stage for several years. She released her debut single album Anourag in the year 1998. The Grammy-nominated Live at Carnegie Hall album was released in 2002. Her career on stage is broad as she's been in every one of the biggest venues in the world. The career of Anoushka doesn't only comprise the world of music. In 2002, she wrote an autobiography titled Bapi The of My Life. of My Live this is a pictorial biography which is a honor to her late father Ravi Shankar. Also, she appeared in the film "Dance Like a Man" in 2003. The role she played was that of an Bharat Nayam dancer on Dance Like a Man. Anoushka is still progressing in her career and we can expect many new things that will be coming from this amazing woman. Anoushka spent a lot of time between London and Delhi during her young years. Then, she relocated to California for high school. She began studying music at age 9 and was a sitar player to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the birth of her father in Delhi just four years after. Anoushka was able to gain a great deal of experience touring the world along with the father. She performed in Carnegie Hall in her teenage years, and recorded at George Harrison's WOMAD Festival. She was the youngest woman to receive the House of Commons Shield, awarded by British Parliament to recognize her talent and musicianship in performing in the Asian Arts.