Ravi Shankar: Performer, composer, teacher, global ambassador

Labelled the 'godfather' of world music, Ravi Shankar undertook an extraordinary journey from the banks of Ganges to the heart of the west, mesmerising them with Indian ragas and partnering with......

World media reacts to Pandit Ravi Shankar's demise

The demise of Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar has sent shockwaves throughout the world. From Washington to London to China, the tragic news of the death of the 'Godfather of world music' has......

Yoga guru B K S Iyengar passes away in Pune

Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar, arguably the greatest Yogacharya of our time, passes into the ages. B K S Iyengar, the world-renowned yoga guru and founder of the Iyengar School of Yoga,......

'Ravi Shankar ignited an interest in the West about India'

Legendary Sitar maestro and composer Pandit Ravi Shankar, who has breathed his last at a hospital in California, ignited an interest in the West about India, an eminent think tank said in......