Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka is a British-American sitarist and musician. She was awarded the British House of Commons' Shield as the youngest, and first female recipient. Alongside the nine Grammy awards She was also the first Indian-born musician to be a presenter and performer at the award ceremony. Anoushka Sitar Shankar was one of the Indian young sitar artist. She's a daughter of Ravi Shankar and a former student. Born in London and grew up in New Delhi, she spent the first few years of her life bouncing between London and New Delhi. At the age of 13 the first time she performed in New Delhi took place. After that, she moved to Encinitas CA where she graduated from High School with honours in 1999. Anouskha is an aspiring young lady, nevertheless, she has an impressive career in recording and performing. She performs regularly alongside her father and has done so for many years. In 1998, she debuted her debut solo album Anourag. Two years later she released the Grammy nominated album Live on stage at Carnegie Hall. She has performed at most important venues across the world. Anoushka isn't just a musician. Bapi The love of my life is a illustrated biographical work she penned in 2002. It pays special tributes to her father who died in the year 2000. Ravi Shankar. Also, in films in 2003 she was in the movie Dance Like a Man where she portrays a young Bharat Natyam dancer. Anoushka Shankar's work continues to grow and we're likely to see a variety of things from her in the coming years. be. Anoushka Shankar was born in England and spent much of her youth living between London and Delhi after which she moved to California where she attended high school. Anoushka Shankar began her musical studies at the age of nine. Four years later she played her first appearance on the sitar in Delhi during her father's 75th birthday celebration. Accompanying her father as his world tour, Anoushka had a wealth of performances at Carnegie Hall while still in her teens, performing in Peter Gabriel's WOMAD festival, and also recording alongside George Harrison. She was the only female to receive the House of Commons Shield awarded by British Parliament to recognize her artistry and musicianship as a preeminent musician of music in Asian Arts.