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. [caption id=“attachment_554832” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Reuters[/caption] 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.” IANS