Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka is a British-American musician and sitarist. She won the British House of Commons' Shield, which is the youngest and first female recipient. Alongside receiving nine Grammy nominations, she was also the first Indian-born musician to perform in the live ceremony. Anoushka is a emerging star of Indian sitar. She is the student and sister of Ravi Shankar. Born in London in 1982, and was a young girl who travelled back and forth between London and New Delhi. When she was only 13, her first show in New Delhi took place. She graduated in 1999 from her high schooling in Encinitas CA. The career of Anouskha as a musician and performer is quite impressive, in spite of her age. Her father was with her to numerous performances over several years. She released her debut single album Anourag in 1998. The Grammy Award-winning Live at Carnegie Hall was released two years after her debut solo album. As she's appeared on every major stage in the world, her performance career has been expansive. Anoushka isn't just a musician. She published Bapi the love of my life in the year 2002. The book is a biography which pays tribute to her dad Ravi Shankar. In addition, she appeared in. In 2003's film Dance Like a Man, in which she played an Bharat dancer in the form of a young girl. Anoushka's career is still developing and she'll continue to do many great things in the near future. Anoushka lived a long her time in London and Delhi during her young years. Later, she moved to California to finish high school. She started learning to play the guitar at age 9 and was a sitar player in celebration of the 75th anniversary the birth of her father in Delhi the following year. Anoushka was able to gain many valuable experiences as she traveled with her father on his world tour. This included performing in Carnegie Hall and at Peter Gabriel's WOMAD concerts, as well as recording with George Harrison. To honor her position as an outstanding musician in the field of Asian Arts, she was awarded the House of Commons Shield by British Parliament.