Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka is an American-British musician and sitarist. She was the first woman in her age group to be a member of the British House of Commons Staff. Anoushka Sitar Shankar is one of the Indian young sitar artist. She is Ravi Shankar's student as well as his daughter. Her childhood was spent bouncing back and forth from London to New Delhi. At the age of 13 the first time she performed in New Delhi took place. Then the same year, in Encinitas CA she attended high school. She graduated with distinction in 1999. Anouskha is still a young woman, however she's got an impressive career in singing and recording. Her father has accompanied her to numerous performances over several years. Her debut self-titled album Anourag in 1998. The album was titled the album Live At Carnegie Hall, a Grammy-nominated album two years after. She has performed at most important venues across the world. Anoushka Shakar's career isn't only limited to music. She published Bapi The love of my life in the year 2002. This is a picture biography that pays tribute to her father Ravi Shankar. She's also been in the role of. In the 2003 film Dance Like a Man, in which she played the role of a Bharat Natyam dancer young girl. Anoushka Shakar's career as a professional will only continue to grow and grow. We can look forward to seeing many interesting things coming from her. Anoushka Shakar was born in England spent a large part of her time between London Delhi. After moving to California she completed her high school. In Delhi at his 75thbirthday celebration she made her debut playing the sitar in front of the audience at the age of four, following her nine year old father. Anoushka performed with her father during his world tour, gained an incredible quantity of knowledge. As a teenager, she performed at Carnegie Hall as part of Peter Gabriel's WOMAD and even recorded with George Harrison. She was the youngest woman to be awarded the House of Commons Shield, given by the British Parliament in recognition of her musicianship and artistry in music and the Asian Arts.