Midway through his performance, Sharma recounted, “While practising for this concert in my room, sitar slipped from my hands, and the gourd broke. I started crying and called my parents. My father, ...
Like other gourds, the snake gourd is a member of the pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae) and has seeds similar to its cousin the water melon (Citrullus lanatus), although slightly more eccentric, sporting ...
Why is he a Trailblazer? The most famous sitar player of all time, trailblazer Ravi Shankar shared his passion for the sound and traditions of Hindustani classical music with the whole world.