Ravi Shankar
1920 to 2012
14 documented presences
10 places
Quo Fuit places 14 dated presences for Ravi Shankar across 10 places, from 1920 to 2008. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Pandit Ravi Shankar (born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Ravindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Ravi Shankar was documented, and when
7 April 1920exact date
Benaresattested
“Shankar was born on 7 April 1920 in Benares (now Varanasi), then the capital of the princely state of the same name, in a Bengali Hindu family, as the youngest of seven brothers.”
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1938year
Maihar Stateattested
“In 1938, Shankar decided to leave his dancing career to study Indian classical music under the tutelage of Khan in Maihar.”
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1945 to 1946period
Mumbaiattested
“He then moved to Mumbai and joined the Indian People's Theatre Association, for whom he composed music for ballets in 1945 and 1946, Dharti Ke Lal, 1946.”
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1952year
Indiaattested
“Narayana Menon, director of AIR Delhi, introduced the Western violinist Yehudi Menuhin to Shankar during Menuhin's first visit to India in 1952.”
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1956year
United Kingdomattested
“Shankar heard about the positive response Khan received and resigned from AIR in 1956 to tour the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States.”
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1962year
Mumbaiattested
“Shankar founded the Kinnara School of Music in Mumbai in 1962.”
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June 1966month
Londonattested
“Harrison met Shankar in London in June 1966 and visited India later that year for six weeks to study sitar under Shankar in Srinagar.”
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June 1966month
Srinagarattested
“Harrison met Shankar in London in June 1966 and visited India later that year for six weeks to study sitar under Shankar in Srinagar.”
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June 1966month
Indiaattested
“Harrison met Shankar in London in June 1966 and visited India later that year for six weeks to study sitar under Shankar in Srinagar.”
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August 1969month
Woodstockattested
“He performed at the Woodstock Festival in August 1969, and found he disliked the venue.”
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1997year
University of California, San Diegoattested
“Shankar taught his daughter Anoushka Shankar to play sitar and in 1997 became a Regents' Professor at University of California, San Diego.”
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2001year
Londonattested
“After George Harrison's death in 2001, Shankar performed at the Concert for George, a celebration of Harrison's music staged at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2002.”
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2001year
Royal Albert Hallattested
“After George Harrison's death in 2001, Shankar performed at the Concert for George, a celebration of Harrison's music staged at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 2002.”
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June 2008month
United Kingdomattested
“In June 2008, Shankar played what was billed as his last European concert, but his 2011 tour included dates in the United Kingdom.”
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Places Ravi Shankar is documented in
India2 presences · 1952 to 1966London2 presences · 1966 to 2001Mumbai2 presences · 1945 to 1962United Kingdom2 presences · 1956 to 2008Royal Albert Hall1 presence · 2001University of California, San Diego1 presence · 1997Woodstock1 presence · 1969
Benares1 presence · 1920
Maihar State1 presence · 1938
Srinagar1 presence · 1966
Other places tied to Ravi Shankar in the record
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1927 to 1928period
Benaresmentioned
“Shankar attended the Bengalitola High School in Benares between 1927 and 1928.”
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December 1934month
Kolkatamentioned
“Shankar heard Allauddin Khan – the lead musician at the court of the princely state of Maihar – play at a music conference in December 1934 in Calcutta, and Uday persuaded the Maharaja of Maihar H.H.”
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1954 to 1955period
Soviet Unionmentioned
“Shankar had performed as part of a cultural delegation in the Soviet Union in 1954 and Menuhin invited Shankar in 1955 to perform in New York City for a demonstration of Indian classical music, sponsored by the Ford Foundation.”
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1954 to 1955period
New York Citymentioned
“Shankar had performed as part of a cultural delegation in the Soviet Union in 1954 and Menuhin invited Shankar in 1955 to perform in New York City for a demonstration of Indian classical music, sponsored by the Ford Foundation.”
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1954 to 1955period
New Yorkmentioned
“Shankar had performed as part of a cultural delegation in the Soviet Union in 1954 and Menuhin invited Shankar in 1955 to perform in New York City for a demonstration of Indian classical music, sponsored by the Ford Foundation.”
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1956year
Londonmentioned
“He played for smaller audiences and educated them about Indian music, incorporating ragas from the South Indian Carnatic music in his performances, and recorded his first LP album Three Ragas in London, released in 1956.”
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1958year
Parismentioned
“In 1958, Shankar participated in the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the United Nations and UNESCO music festival in Paris.”
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1967year
Monterey Pop Festivalmentioned
“In 1967, Shankar performed a well-received set at the Monterey Pop Festival.”
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1967year
Montereymentioned
“In 1967, Shankar performed a well-received set at the Monterey Pop Festival.”
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May 1967month
Los Angelesmentioned
“He opened a Western branch of the Kinnara School of Music in Los Angeles, in May 1967, and published an autobiography, My Music, My Life, in 1968.”
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1968year
Indiamentioned
“In 1968, he went to India to take lessons from Shankar, some of which were captured on film.”
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August 1971month
Madison Square Gardenmentioned
“Shankar performed at the Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971, held at Madison Square Garden in New York.”
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August 1971month
New Yorkmentioned
“Shankar performed at the Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971, held at Madison Square Garden in New York.”
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1973year
Indiamentioned
“During the 1970s, Shankar and Harrison worked together again, recording Shankar Family & Friends in 1973 and touring North America the following year to a mixed response after Shankar had toured Europe with the Harrison-sponsored Music F…”
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1973year
1997year
1997year
1 July 2010exact date
Documented at the same place, the same year
Jimi HendrixWoodstock · 1969Pete TownshendWoodstock · 1969Maharishi Mahesh YogiIndia · 1966Ian StevensonIndia · 1966Hans-Adam II, Prince of LiechtensteinLondon · 2001Cillian MurphyLondon · 2001Billy JoelLondon · 2001Marie, Princess of LiechtensteinLondon · 2001Oliver SacksLondon · 1956Roger PenroseLondon · 1956Harold UreyLondon · 1956V. S. NaipaulLondon · 1956
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