In a 1999 interview, Ravi Shankar, who died Tuesday, talked to Fresh Air about hippies, psychedelic drugs, "Norwegian Wood," George Harrison, his fond memories of the Monterey Pop Festival of 1967 and ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli sitting in for Terry Gross. Ravi Shankar, who popularized the sitar and Indian music in America, died this week at the age of 92. He befriended the Beatles, gave ...

Dubai: Sitar, the famed Indian stringed instrument, can take a lifetime to master. Yet the resonating, melodious strains of its music, made popular by Ravi Shankar who taught The Beatle’s lead ...

By Sonakshi Kohli: ORIGIN OF SITAR Sitar has been a part of the Indian history and culture since the medieval times. It was invented in our country itself and played extensively at the royal courts ...