Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka shankar is a British and American sitarist. She also plays music. She is also the first and youngest woman to win a British House of Commons Award. Anoushka shankar is one of India's rising stars in the sitar. She is a student and daughter of the legendary Ravi Shankar. Her birthplace was London in 1982. In the first few years of her life she was split her time between London New Delhi. When she arrived in New Delhi, she made her debut when she was only thirteen years old. At the age of 13, she finished her high school education at Encinitas CA. Anouskha is still a young woman, however she's got an amazing career in music and performance. She is often seen performing with her dad and has done so for a long time years. Her debut solo album Anourag in the year 1998. Her Grammy-nominated Live At Carnegie Hall album was released in 2002. As she's appeared on all the major stages in across the globe, she's career on stage has been expansive. Her career doesn't just include musical performances. Bapi The Love of My Life is a illustrated biographical work she penned in 2002. It is a tribute to her late father Ravi Shankar. in 2003 she starred in Dance Like a Man as the Bharat Natyam dancer. Anoushka Shankar's career continues to grow and we're likely to see a variety of things from her in the years to come. Anoushka Shankar was born in England and spent much of her early years in London and Delhi after which she moved to California where she went to the high school. At the age of 9, she started studying music with her father. Her first performance with the Sitar was in her 75th birthday celebration in Delhi just four years later. As a part of her dad's band as he toured the world Anoushka was able to accumulate a variety of experiences appearing in Carnegie Hall while still in her teens performing at Peter Gabriel's WOMAD festival, and also making recordings alongside George Harrison. She was the youngest and sole female recipient of the House of Commons Shield awarded by the British Parliament in recognition of her musicianship and talent as a preeminent musician of the Asian Arts.