This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli sitting in for Terry Gross. Ravi Shankar, who popularized the sitar and Indian music in America, died this week at the age of 92. He befriended the Beatles, gave ...

Farhan Akhtar has been cast as Ravi Shankar in Sam Mendes' Beatles films, but who exactly was this man? A concise history of the sitar maestro who mentored George Harrison.

When Kartik Seshadri was a child, he enjoyed flying kites, playing cricket and spinning tops. But his most conspicuous pastime was a little less routine. At an age when most kids struggle to perfect ...

Fine Tune Your Music Skills With These 5 Best Sitar Classes in New Delhi: By Sonakshi Kohli ORIGIN OF SITAR Sitar has been a part of the Indian history and culture since the medieval times. It was ...