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Indians Angry at Convicted Spy's Death in Pakistan
the Lahore hospital early this week, called for snapping of ties with Pakistan. "It's a murder by Pakistan." Ravi Shankar Prasad, the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party leader, slammed the Indian government and said he was "very pained
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Indian Girl's Rape Highlights Police Apathy
bedding and a stove, Pinky Devi keeps a prized possession locked away in a drawer: a faded color photograph of her son Ravi Shankar . One afternoon in November 2011, she says, the 11-year-old went off with other children to a neighborhood fair
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Ravi Shankar , Sitar Master and Beatles Influence, Dies at 92
Ravi Shankar , the sitar master who influenced The Beatles and introduced classical Indian music to Western audiences, died Tuesday. He was 92. A statement on Shankar's website said
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A Meditation: The 22 Minutes I Disappearedlist? I needed to be convinced. So I went to Avery Fisher Hall in Manhattan for a group meditation led by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar , a spiritual leader and founder of The Art of Living Foundation. "The Guru," as he is called, traveled from southern
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Norah Jones on Her New Album and Old Favorites
Her mother is New York concert producer Sue Jones; her father is Ravi Shankar , the famous Indian sitar player who, during the 1960s, had a strong musical influence on The Beatles . As a young child, Jones moved with her mother to Grapevine
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Transcript: Chris O'Dell on Her Access to Music LegendsSo starting with the Beatles . The Stones, Bob Dylan Harrison when he toured with Ravi Shankar , Santana, Earth, Wind Derek Taylor who was The Beatles ' press agent and was them. KATE SNOW: The Beatles . CHRIS O'DELL: Yeah
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'Dangerously Funny' by David Bianculliincluded such musicians as the Beatles and the Who. The Smothers Mel Torme, Don Knotts, and Ravi Shankar . Musicians came on not to established practice. The Beatles even provided the brothers Jefferson Airplane, and Ravi Shankar . In 1968, Tom was an early
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Norah Jones Dishes on 'My Blueberry Nights'Come Away With Me," landing her behind only the Beatles in overall sales for a single album. But even with the soulful crooner and daughter of acclaimed sitar maestro Ravi Shankar managed to achieve something that perhaps even fewer
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A year in San Francisco
presents a full spectrum — from jazz piano legends Herbie Hancock and Ahmad Jamal, to world music immortals such as Ravi Shankar and Youssou N'Dour. Call 866-920-5299; www.sfjazz.org . Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink, late-Nov
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George Harrison's Bangladesh Benefit Concert Released on DVD and CD
the suffering nation of Bangladesh. He brought in an all-star lineup -- Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Bob Dylan, Ravi Shankar and Eric Clapton -- for two shows at New York City's Madison Square Garden. All the proceeds -- $250,000 from
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Columbia Crew Was of 7 Different Faiths
Earth's fragility along with her achievements resonated with people across the world. A vegetarian who requested a Ravi Shankar raga (song) to be played during her first shuttle flight, Dr. Chawla rarely spoke about her beliefs. Of Sikh heritage
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Pre-show Grammy Winners List
Primeaux and Johnny Mike Reggae Album: Halfway Tree, Damian Marley World Music Album: Full Circle/Carnegie Hall 2000, Ravi Shankar Polka Album: Gone Polka, Jimmy Sturr Musical Album for Children: Elmo and the Orchestra, Sesame Street Characters
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Burt Bacharach Wins Polar Music Prize
from British pop singers Paul McCartney and Elton John to Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and Indian composer Ravi Shankar . Polar Prize managing director Stuart Ward said, "We like to think of this as the music industry's equivalent of
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Musician Ravi Shankar Dead at 92yesterday in San Diego. Shankar collaborated with some of western music's most notable names including John Coltrane and Beatles he was also the father of singer Norah Jones I'm sure you. No nor music if you don't know her father's have some. 92
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Anoushka Shankar Reveals Childhood Sexual, Emotional AbuseLate sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar's daughter says she was abused by a man her family trusted.
