Images: The man who built Pandit Ravi Shankar's sitars
Ravi Shankar was the master of the sitar — the sitar that Sanjay Sharma made. Images of Sanjay Sharma with the sitars he created for the godfather of world music.
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Traditional instrument craftsman Sanjay Sharma places a fret on a sitar at his store Riki Ram's Music in New Delhi. For close to a 100 years Sharma's family has created musical instruments for legendary Indian musicians. But none more famous than sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar who died Tuesday at age 92. Described as "the godfather of world music" by Beatle George Harrison, Shankar introduced millions of Westerners to the sitar and the centuries-old traditions of Indian classical music. Kevin Frayer/AP
Traditional instrument craftsman Sanjay Sharma plays a sitar at his store Riki Ram's Music in New Delh. Kevin Frayer/AP
Traditional instrument craftsman Sanjay Sharma places a fret on a sitar at his store Riki Ram's Music in New Delhi. Kevin Frayer/AP