India sitar legend Ravi Shankar dies

Ravi Shankar performs in Delhi in March 2009. File photo, source: wikimedia

SAN DIEGO: -- Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar has died in a hospital in the US, aged 92.

Shankar was admitted to the Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego last week after complaining of breathing difficulties, reports say.

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May you raga in peace Ravi and I hope you can resume some sessions with George & John.

A big loss to the world.

May his ragas never run out of extra beats and codas.

RIP

RIP the legend.

Music is equivalent to god in India for which one has to worship whole life.

Edited December 12, 201213 yr by StayHere

His Bhimpalasi performed live at the Monterey Festival 1967 is a masterpiece:

...but the only masterpiece of his that I've heard.

Edited December 12, 201213 yr by goatfarmer

Very sad. Rest in Peace Ravi.

At least your music will live on and be enjoyed for centuries to come!

I saw Ravi Shankar at the Woodstock Music and Art fair in 1969. Before he performed, he requested that the crowd (500,000 stoned kids) to please be silent and to refrain from smoking.. of any kind. Nobody obeyed, but at the end of a 20 minute raga, everyone was so blown away. The sound from the speakers on that warn August Friday night seemed to engulf the whole world.

A great genius, for sure. May he be reincarnated as a Hindu god.

A Great man! Om Namo Narayanaya. Have been to many of his concerts in the US and one show in Calcutta India.

Rest in eternal peace Ravi Shankar we hardly knew you! His was a internal journey through the sounds he created.

He could certainly have taught Clapton and Hendrix a thing or two. Quite incredible talent. RIP, you had a great run Ravi.

Here he is on TV. What he does is just mind blowing!

Edited December 12, 201213 yr by GentlemanJim

Namaste Ravi! May you have gone to a better place... I have enjoyed your music tremendously over the years. I will never forget the sessions at Monterrey, just amazing!

Rest in Peace, Brother! You are missed...

He could certainly have taught Clapton and Hendrix a thing or two. Quite incredible talent. RIP, you had a great run Ravi.

Here he is on TV. What he does is just mind blowing!

Exactly my thoughts!

And let's not forget his everlasting contribution to Cockney rhyming slang.

He could certainly have taught Clapton and Hendrix a thing or two. Quite incredible talent. RIP, you had a great run Ravi.

Here he is on TV. What he does is just mind blowing!

And no one has mentioned Norwegian Wood, IMHO one of the Beatles' finest, and certainly most original songs.