The unparallel sitar maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar the pole star amidst the tempest tossed arena of music, is the bridge who spearheaded east meets west upheaval. His talent, though dormant in his boyhood was spotted by Ustad Allauddin Khan who had been the guide and disciplinarian behind moulding Ravi Shankar the name he is today.
Early Life of Ravi Shankar Ravi Shankar's elder brother was Uday Shankar who in the year 1930 uprooted the family to Paris, and the next eight years saw him basking in glory and limelight in Uday's troupe. Baba Allauddin Khan, who was associated with Ravi Shankar's brother Uday Shankar's ballet troupe for a while, began to take an active interest in the lad's musical training. Until he met Baba, Ravi Shankar showed no serious interest in music. Baba soon took the youngster over to Maihar state, whose court musician he was and began training him along with his own son, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Though Baba was a sarodiya, he trained Ravi Shankar in the sitar. Such was his (Baba's) versatility.
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