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    Pandit Ravi Shankar:: 7 April 1920,: 11 December 2012

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    This document profiles several prominent Indian classical musicians including Ravi Shankar, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Qamruddin "Bismillah" Khan, Amjad Ali Khan, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, and Lakshminarayana Subramaniam. It provides biographical details like birthplace and date, instruments played, major awards received, and notable albums for each musician.

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    Pandit Ravi Shankar

    Ravi Shankar, whose name is often preceded by the title


    Pandit and "Sitar maestro", was an Indian musician and a
    composer of Hindustani classical music. He was the best-
    known proponent of the sitar in the second half of the 20th
    century and influenced many other musicians throughout
    the world. 

    Born: 7 April 1920, Varanasi


    Died: 11 December 2012, La Jolla, California, United
    States
    Instruments: Sitar, Singing
    Awards: Bharat Ratna, Grammy Lifetime Achievement
    Award, MORE
    Ustad Zakir Hussain

    Ustad Zakir Hussain is an Indian tabla virtuoso, composer,


    percussionist, music producer, film actor and eldest son of
    legendary tabla player Ustad Allah Rakha. He was
    awarded the Padma Shri in 1988, and the Padma
    Bhushan in 2002, by the Government of India presented
    by President Abdul Kalam.
    Born: 9 March 1951 (age 69 years), Mumbai
    Instrument: Tabla
    Spouse: Antonia Minnecola (m. 1978)
    Awards: Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, MORE
    Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

    Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is an Indian music composer


    and santoor player from the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
    The santoor is a folk instrument.
    Born: 13 January 1938 (age 82 years), Jammu
    Cantonment
    Instruments: Santoor, Tabla
    Awards: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Music -
    Instrumental (Santoor), MORE
    Albums: Call of the Valley, Shivkumar Sharma -
    Santoor, MORE
    Hariprasad Chaurasia

    Hariprasad Chaurasia is an Indian music director


    and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri, an
    Indian bamboo flute, in the Hindustani classical
    tradition.
    Born: 1 July 1938 (age 81 years), Prayagraj
    Instrument: Bansuri
    Awards: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Hindustani
    Music - Instrumental (Flute), MORE
    Albums: Call of the Valley, Flute Recital, MORE
    Ustad Qamruddin "Bismillah" Khan

    Ustad Qamruddin "Bismillah" Khan, often referred to by


    the title Ustad, was an Indian musician credited with
    popularizing the shehnai, a subcontinental wind instrument
    of the oboe class.
    Born: 21 March 1916, Dumraon
    Died: 21 August 2006, Heritage Hospitals, Varanasi
    Instrument: Shehnai
    Awards: Bharat Ratna, Padma Shri, Padma
    Vibhushan, MORE
    Albums: Bharat Ratna, Classical Instrumental, MORE
    Amjad Ali Khan

    Amjad Ali Khan Bangash is an Indian classical sarod


    player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans.
    Khan was born into a classical musical family and has
    performed internationally since the 1960s. He was
    awarded India's second highest civilian honour Padma
    Vibhushan in 2001.
    Born: 9 October 1945 (age 74 years), Gwalior
    Instrument: Sarod
    Spouse: Subhalakshmi Barua Khan (m. 1976)
    Awards: Padma Vibhushan, Sangeet Natak Akademi
    Award for Music - Instrumental (Sarod)
    Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (विश्व मोहन भट्ट)

    Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, also known as V. M. Bhatt, is a


    Hindustani classical music instrumentalist who plays the
    Mohan veena.
    Born: 27 July 1950 (age 69 years), Jaipur
    Instrument: Mohan veena
    Awards: Grammy Award for Best World Music
    Album, MORE
    Albums: A Meeting by the River, MORE
    Children: Salil Bhatt, Saurabh Bhatt
    Lakshminarayana Subramaniam

    Lakshminarayana Subramaniam is an Indian violinist,


    composer and conductor, trained in the classical Carnatic
    music tradition and Western classical music, and
    renowned for his virtuoso playing techniques and
    compositions in orchestral fusion.
    Born: 23 July 1947 (age 72 years), Chennai
    Full name: Subramaniam Lakshminarayana
    Awards: Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, MORE
    Albums: Global Fusion, The Violin
    Trio, Conversations, MORE

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