Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shakar, an American and British sitarist. She received the British House of Commons' Shield in the year of her youngest and also the first female recipient. Apart from receiving nine Grammy nominations, she was also the first musician of Indian origin to be a presenter and performer at the award ceremony. Anoushka Shankar is among the rising stars of India's sitar. She is a student and daughter of the legendary Ravi Shankar. She spent her childhood bouncing between London and New Delhi. As a teenager, her first show was in New Delhi took place. After that, she relocated in Encinitas CA, where she earned the High School diploma with honors in the year 1999. Anouskha is yet to be a mature woman nevertheless, she has an amazing career in singing and recording. She is often seen performing together with her dad, and has performed with him for many years. The year 1998 saw her released Anourag as her first solo record. Her Grammy-nominated Live At Carnegie Hall album was released in 2002. She has appeared at many famous venues throughout the world. Anoushka's career does not only include the world of music. She published Bapi The Heart of My Life, in the year 2002. This is a picture biographical work that is a tribute to her dad Ravi Shankar. Also, in a number of films. In 2003, she was in the movie Dance Like a Man where she portrays the role of a teenage Bharat Natyam performer. Her career continues to grow and she'll continue to accomplish many amazing things in the near future. Anoushka Shankar is a British born singer who travelled her childhood in London, Delhi and California. She started learning to play the guitar when she was nine years old and played the sitar for the 75th anniversary of her father's birth in Delhi the following year. Anoushka gained a lot of experience touring across the globe with her dad. She played at Carnegie Hall in her teenage time, and also recorded at George Harrison's WOMAD Festival. She was the youngest and only female to receive the House of Commons Shield awarded by the British Parliament in recognition of her musicianship and talent as a preeminent musician of music in Asian Arts.