Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shakar, one of the American and British sitarist. She's the smallest woman and was the first person to receive the British House of Commons shield. Anoushka Shankar is among the rising stars of India's sitar. She is the student of Ravi Shankar and is also his daughter. Her childhood was spent bouncing between London in the UK to New Delhi. At New Delhi, she made her debut when she was only thirteen years of age. After that, she relocated in Encinitas CA, where she received the High School diploma with honors in 1999. Anouskha continues to have a bright career in recording and performing even though she's young. She often joins her father on stage, which she's done for quite a few years. The singer made Anourag her first album solo in 1998. The album was titled the album Live At Carnegie Hall, a Grammy-nominated album a year after. Her stage career is very broad as she's performed in most of the biggest venues in the world. Anoushka isn't only a singer. Bapi The Love of My Live is her 2002 book, which was a tribute Ravi Shankar. In addition, she acted in a the film "Dance Like a Man" in 2003. Her role was an Bharat Natyam dancer in Dance Like a Man. Anoushka is still progressing in her career and will surely be more things to come from this talented woman. Anoushka Shankar was born and raised in England and spent much of her youth living between London and Delhi then moving to California where she attended high school. She began studying music at age 9 and was a sitar player in celebration of the 75th anniversary the birth of her father in Delhi four years later. Her father traveled around the globe with her, and she gained many opportunities. While still in her teens, Anoushka performed at Carnegie Hall in Peter Gabriel's WOMAD music festival. She was the youngest and only female to receive the House of Commons Shield awarded by the British Parliament to recognize her talent and musical ability as a leading musician of the Asian Arts.