Ravi Shankar- the icon of Indian classical music is no more with us.

hi vandy even here in the US we will miss him but his music will live forever. I learned to enjoy Indian music listening to him play. I hope this is not deleted as it does not sound like a milestone to me but then I am not admins. lol

I stand corrected...it is George Harrison of Beatles alright..:)

He also composed the background music of Satyajit Ray's first feature film 'Pather Panchali' which made Ray internationally famous as a film director. The credit goes not only to Ray but also to him because the background music created a magic among the cine-lovers.

Great works of great people always remain for ever but the void created by their demise can never be filled up.

His music will be immortal like that of kishor and rafi. But a void has been created that can't be filled again.

He was the first among all Indian musicians to conquer the U.S.A and Europe. The popularity of Indian Classical Music abroad is largely due to his tired-less efforts. Indian Classical Music owes a lot to this legend.

He was a legend.

He was, indeed, a legend of legends.

He will be remembered not by many but by all who really love music.

I am too, being a Bengali, proud of him. He has been described as the best-known contemporary Indian musician. Both Pandit Ravi Shankar and his elder brother Uday Shankar, the world famous Indian dancer and choreographer, have contributed a lot to the spread of Indian culture abroad. The next generations of both of these two great legends are also involved in the cultural field.

Yes,Pandit Ravi Shankar was born on 7th April, 1920 in Banaras in a Bengali Brahmin family. His original name was Ravindra Shankar Chowdhury. Shyam Shankar Chowdhury, his father, was a barrister. In his younger years, he toured Europe and India with the dance group of his elder brother Uday Shankar who was a reputed dancer. Later in 1938, he started studying sitar playing under his guru, Allaudin Khan. After finishing his studies in 1944, Shankar worked as a composer, creating the music for the Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray, and was music director of All India Radio, New Delhi, from 1949 to 1956. He then began to tour Europe and the USA playing Indian classical music and increased its popularity there in the 1960s. After that, he achieved all the milestones and created a history in the field of music.

He had many relationships in his long life. I am sorry to say that I cannot throw light on the reason behind it and frankly speaking, I am not at all interested in those relationships, rather, I am interested in his creations which he has left behind for us.

Many foreigners learned to enjoy Indian music by listening to him. And it is nice to see that you are one of them.

He was legend of legends. Indian classical Music was not at all known in the Western world. He was the musician who had that training and had the ability to communicate with the Western audience. So, the present day popularity of Indian classical Music in the West is largely due to him.