Maharashtra mourns Ravi Shankar's death

FP Archives December 12, 2012, 17:00:52 IST

Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan and Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Wednesday condoled the death of renowned sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar

Advertisement
Maharashtra mourns Ravi Shankar's death

Mumbai: Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan and Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Wednesday condoled the death of renowned sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, who passed away in a US hospital.

Sankaranarayanan said: “Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar was one of the greatest Indian musicians who popularized Indian classical music at the global level.”

Added Chavan: “The country has lost a great international musician who introduced the Indian classical music to the Western world.”

Advertisement

IANS

Written by FP Archives

see more

Latest News

Find us on YouTube

Subscribe

Top Shows

Vantage First Sports Fast and Factual Between The Lines