A source of inspiration – Pandit Ravi Shankar
All great people are source of inspiration for me and pundit Ravi Shankar is among the top of the list.
Often seen with Sitar in his hands, Pandit Ravi Shankar received the title of “A GOD FATHER OF WORLD MUSIC” from George Harrison. He is often described as the best contemporary Indian Classical Music Player. A great artist, a great musician and most of all a great human being, Pandit Ravi Shankar has been an inspiration for all the upcoming talents of the country. His music has power to reach and shake the souls of people.
The number of awards he has earned in his life time is simply out of the world. He was awarded with ‘Bharat Ratna’, ‘Padma Bhusan’, Grammy’s Award, Tagore Award and lot more. Awards which people like me can’t even dream of getting. Though his career started with dance, he later moved into music with the motivation from his music teacher “Allauddin Khan. He become famous for composing and creating Indian Classical Music.
He also recomposed one of most popular Indian Patriotic Song – “ Saare Jahan se Aacha”. After serving in AIR and directing music for few Indian films, he was called to demonstrate Indian Classical Music in New York City.
He took part in music festivals of UNESCO and United Nations.
In his later life he served Indian Classical Music Internationally. He had a big hand in making Indian Classical Music popular world-wide.
He is and he will remain a source of inspiration for most of us. Let’s pay a tribute to him by working little harder in area of our interest. Let the world know us by our work.
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