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Who is Ravi Shankars daughter?

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Christopher Anderson

Published Mar 05, 2026

Who is Ravi Shankars daughter?

Norah Jones
Anoushka Shankar
Ravi Shankar/Daughters

“I mean, he’s a genius,” said musician Norah Jones about her famous father, Ravi Shankar. “His music is amazing.” Shankar — the virtuoso Indian sitar player who died Tuesday at the age of 92 — and Jones had a complicated relationship, but one they managed to rebuild, beginning when Jones was 18.

Who was Sukanya Shankar first husband?

Pt. Ravi Shankar
Sukanya met Pt. Ravi Shankar for the first time in 1973, when she accompanied him on the tanpura at his concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Fascinated as much by him as his music, she married him in 1989, becoming an integral part of his art that transcended culture and geography.

Is Norah Jones Ravi Shankar’s daughter?

Come away with Norah Jones, the daughter of Ravi Shankar, as she performs for the first time in the country this month She reunited with her father, the sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, only at the age of 18. She grew up in Texas, growing close to her mum but seeing her father only a few times a year till she was nine.

How old is Anoushka?

40 years (June 9, 1981)
Anoushka Shankar/Age

Who is Anoushka Shankar’s mother?

Sukanya Rajan
Anoushka Shankar/Mothers
He had already been married and divorced, had fathered a son (who died in 1992, aged 50, of pneumonia) and had had an affair with a New York concert promoter, Sue Jones (which produced a daughter, the singer Norah Jones) when Anoushka’s mother, Sukanya Rajan, a longstanding friend of Shankar’s, briefly got together …

Who is Ravi Shankar’s wife?

Sukanya Rajanm. 1989–2012
Annapurna Devim. 1941–1982
Ravi Shankar/Wife
An affair with Sukanya Rajan, whom he had known since the 1970s, led to the birth of their daughter Anoushka Shankar in 1981. In 1989, he married Sukanya Rajan at Chilkur Temple in Hyderabad.

Who is Ravi Shankar son?

Shubhendra Shankar
Ravi Shankar/Sons
Musician and composer Shubho Shankar, son of renowned sitar player Ravi Shankar, has died of pneumonia. He was 50.

Who is Norah Jones dad?

Ravi Shankar
Norah Jones/Fathers
Jones made her feature film debut as an actress in My Blueberry Nights, which was released in 2007 and was directed by Wong Kar-Wai. Jones is the daughter of Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar and concert producer Sue Jones, and is the half-sister of fellow musicians Anoushka Shankar and Shubhendra Shankar.

Does Anoushka Shankar have children?

Zubin Shankar Wright
Mohan Shankar Wright
Anoushka Shankar/Children

When did Ravi Shankar died?

December 11, 2012
Ravi Shankar/Date of death
Ravi Shankar, in full Ravindra Shankar Chowdhury, (born April 7, 1920, Benares [now Varanasi], India—died December 11, 2012, San Diego, California, U.S.), Indian musician, player of the sitar, composer, and founder of the National Orchestra of India, who was influential in stimulating Western appreciation of Indian …

Is Anoushka Shankar Ravi Shankar’s daughter?

She is the daughter of Sukanya Shankar and Indian sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, who was 61 when she was born. Through her father, she is also the half-sister of American singer Norah Jones (born Geetali Norah Shankar), and Shubhendra “Shubho” Shankar, who died in 1992.

Is Ravi Shankar dead?

Deceased (1920–2012)
Ravi Shankar/Living or Deceased

Who is Ravi Shankar daughter Anoushka Shankar?

The daughter of legendary sitar player Ravi Shankar made a shocking revelation in a video message on Thursday, announcing that she was sexually abused as a child. Anoushka Shankar, a sitar player and composer from India now living in London, decided to go public about the sexual abuse she faced at the hands of a family friend.

Who is Ravi Shankar’s daughter Jones Jones?

Jones is the daughter of Indian sitar master and composer Ravi Shankar, and is the half-sister of fellow musician Anoushka Shankar.

What did Kriti Shankar suffer as a child?

In her video, Shankar reveals, “As a child, I suffered sexual and emotional abuse for several years at the hands of a man my parents trusted implicitly. Growing up, like most women I know, I suffered various forms of groping, touching, verbal abuse and other things I didn’t know how to deal with.