Indian sun: the life and music of Ravi Shankar

Map of the Indian Subcontinent, 2020

The Sitar (Ravi Shankar Model)

The Octave in Indian Classical Music

Ragas created by Ravi Shankar

Talas commonly used by Ravi Shankar

Shankar Family Tree.

Introduction: An Unending Quest.

I. Star Formation, 1920-1944. Benares

Dancing comes first

The call of music

The path of most resistence.

II. The Sun Rising, 1944-1956. Mumbai made me

All India Star

The world of Apu

Going solo.

III. Wandering Star, 1956-1965. Like driving through a mist

A hero's welcome

A compromise to suit other purposes

Coast to coast

Propagandist-in-Chief.

IV. Superstar, 1965-1970. The Sitar Explosion

Wonderland

It happened in Monterey

Woodstock Degeneration.

V. Perpetural Orbit, 1970-1987. Dream, nightmare and dawn

Parallel lives

Heart strain.

VI. Evening Sun, 1987-2012. Shanti Mantras

The Inner Light

A student of music

Late style.

Epilogue: The Sun Won't Set.