Ravi Shankar: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: ABC listen - Overnights - Profiling the life and music of legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar. Aug 10, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - Ravi Shankar on Life and the Basics of Indian Classical Music. May 08, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 03, 2026
Anniversary information added. Dec 07, 2025
Add new Web site: CBC - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on meditation and giving thanks. Oct 24, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Overnights - Profiling the life and music of legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar. Jul 11, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Your Memories - You Can't Hurry Love by The Supremes. Mar 30, 2025
Article thoroughly revised. Feb 05, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - Great Lives - Ravi Shankar, India's famous sitar player. Jan 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - Ravi Shankar. Oct 25, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Maps of India - 7 April 1920: Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, was born. Dec 05, 2023
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Biography of Ravi Shankar. Jun 21, 2023
Add new Web site: All About Jazz - Ravi Shankar. May 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Ravi Shankar. Feb 19, 2023
Replaced photograph. Aug 07, 2018
Noted that the album The Concert for Bangladesh (1971) was a compilation of performances from the benefit concert Shankar inspired Harrison to organize. Apr 17, 2017
Added Praemium Imperiale prize details. Apr 21, 2016
Add new Web site: ILoveIndia.com - Biography of Ravi Shankar. Aug 07, 2013
Article revised and updated. Feb 25, 2013
Add new Web site: Cultural India - Indian Music - Biography of Ravi Shankar. Jan 30, 2013
Add new Web site: IndiaNetzone - Biography of Pandit Ravi Shankar. Jan 30, 2013
Add new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of Ravi Shankar. Jan 30, 2013
Added "Ravindra Shankar Chowdhury" as a title variant. Jan 08, 2013
Date and location of death added. Dec 12, 2012
Article revised and updated. Dec 12, 2012
Article revised and updated. Apr 08, 2009
Media added. Mar 06, 2008
Article revised and updated. Oct 31, 2007
Article revised and updated. Apr 06, 2007
Added new Web site: Official Site of The Ravi Shankar Foundation. Sep 05, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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