Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shakar, one of the American and British sitar artist. She's the smallest woman and was the first person to be awarded a British House of Commons shield. Anoushka shankar is one of India's rising stars in the sitar. She is a student as well as child of Ravi Shankar. She was born 1982 in London. Her childhood years were split in London as well as New Delhi. At the age of 13, her first show in New Delhi took place. After moving to Encinitas, California in 1999, she was awarded a high-school certificate. The career of Anouskha as a performer and recorder is impressive, despite her age. She has been accompanying her father on stage for many years. In 1998, she released her first single album Anourag. Her Grammy-nominated Live At Carnegie Hall album was released in 2002. Her stage career is very extensive for she has been in every one of the biggest venues in the world. Anoushka isn't only a singer. In 2002 she published a book entitled Bapi The of My Life. of My Live this is a pictorial biography which pays special tribute to her father Ravi Shankar. In addition, she appeared in. In the 2003 film Dance Like a Man, where she portrayed an Bharat dancer in the form of a young girl. Anoushka Shankar is currently a rising celebrity and her popularity will keep on growing. Anoushka lived a long traveling between London and Delhi throughout her childhood. Later, she moved to California to attend high school. At the age of 9, she started studying music alongside her father. Her first performance with the sitar came during her birthday celebrations for her 75th birthday in Delhi, four years after. Anoushka was able to gain numerous valuable experience by accompanying her dad on his world tour. It included performances at Carnegie Hall and at Peter Gabriel's WOMAD festival, as well as performing with George Harrison. She was the youngest and only female winner of the House of Commons Shield awarded by British Parliament for her musicianship and talent as a preeminent musician of in the Asian Arts.