There is a moment, at the start of every sitar performance, when nothing has quite begun yet. The sitarist settles the instrument against his knee. He plucks one string, not to play a melody, but ...
Broken sitars and heartbreak over the damage could not prevent the showman Ravi Shankar. LONDON: He might almost have strummed while my sitar gently weeps. But broken sitars and heartbreak over the ...
The youngest of Ravi Shankar’s sitar disciples was broken by grief – then his instrument saved him. He’s now on a mission to improve mental health with his peaceful artistry ‘I want to be the slowest ...