Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka is an American-British sitarist and musician. She was the first and youngest woman to win a British House of Commons Award. Anoushka Sitar Shankar is an Indian young sitar singer. She is Ravi Shankar's pupil as well as his daughter. Born in London and grew up in New Delhi, she spent the first few years of her life bouncing between London as well as New Delhi. In the age of thirteen, she gave her debut performance at New Delhi. Then, in Encinitas CA she attended high school and graduated with distinction in the year 1999. Anouskha is still a young woman, however she's got an remarkable career in the field of recording and performing. She has been accompanying her father on stage for many years. Her debut solo album, Anourag, was released in 1998. She released the album Live At Carnegie Hall, a Grammy-nominated album a year after. As she's appeared on all the major stages in all over the globe, her stage career has been expansive. Anoushka isn't just a performer. In 2002, she released a book entitled Bapi The of My Life. of My Live this is an illustrated biography that pays special honor to her late father Ravi Shankar. In 2003, she appeared as the role of a Bharat natyam young dancer in Dance Like a Man. Anoushka's career is still developing and she is expected to accomplish many amazing things in the coming years. Anoushka was a frequent traveler and spent lots of her time in London and Delhi in her early years. After that, she moved to California for high school. She started learning to play the guitar at the age nine and performed on the sitar for the 75th anniversary of the birth of her father in Delhi just four years after. Anoushka, who accompanied her father throughout his global tour, gained a remarkable number of experiences. As a teenager, she played in Carnegie Hall as part of Peter Gabriel's WOMAD and recorded alongside George Harrison. To honor her position as a leading musician of Asian Arts, she was presented with the House of Commons Shield by British Parliament.