The guy isn’t just a sitarist and a passionate mental health advocate. He's quietly becoming one of the most fascinating ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli sitting in for Terry Gross. Ravi Shankar, who popularized the sitar and Indian music in America, died this week at the age of 92. He befriended the Beatles, gave ...

When Anoushka Shankar was 8, her father gave her a tiny sitar and began showing her how to handle and play the classical Indian stringed instrument. She slowly warmed to the long-necked sitar and to ...

Anoushka Shankar celebrates two decades with a compilation CD and tour. Credit: Photo by Anushka Menon/Courtesy of JP Cutler Media Anoushka Shankar gets it, she really does. She understands that when ...