Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shankar is an American-born British sitar player and music artist. She is the youngest female and also the first woman to receive a British House of Commons shield. Anoushka Shankar is the hottest young star of sitar music. Indian sitar. She is both the student and daughter of Ravi Shankar. Her childhood was spent bouncing between London to New Delhi. At the age of 13 she staged her debut performance in New Delhi. In Encinitas California in 1999, she was awarded an honorary high school diploma. Anouskha is an aspiring young lady, nevertheless, she has an impressive career in recording and performing. For a long time she has been performing regularly with her father. She released her first solo album Anourag in the year 1998. Her Grammy-nominated Live At Carnegie Hall album was released in 2002. She has appeared at many important venues across the world. Anoushka isn't just a musician. Bapi The love of my life is a illustrated biographical work that she composed in 2002. The book pays tribute to her late father Ravi Shankar. In 2003, she starred in Dance Like a Man as an actress and Bharat Natyam artist. Anoushka Shankar's work continues to develop and we're likely to see a lot from her in the coming years. be. Anoushka was a frequent traveler and spent lots of her time in London and Delhi during her young years. After that, she moved to California to attend high school. From the age of nine she started studying music with her father. She made her debut on the sitar four years later, at his birthday party in Delhi. The father of Anoushka travelled across the world with her and she gained many experiences. While still in her teens, Anoushka performed at Carnegie Hall at Peter Gabriel's WOMAD concert. It is the House of Commons Shield was given to her by the British Parliament in recognition of being the top Asian Arts musician. She is the only woman and is the smallest recipient of this distinction.