All About Ravi Shankar: Salary, Nationality, Parents, Relationship

Known for movies

Short Info

Date Of Birth	April 7, 1920
Died	December 11, 2012, La Jolla, California, United States
Spouse	Sukanya Rajan, Annapurna Devi, Prabhujee, Vandanaa Trayee, Asato Maa
Fact	Approached George Harrison in the summer of 1971 with news about the civil war in Bangladesh (then part of Pakistan), and asked Harrison's help in promoting a benefit concert to aid war refugees who had fled to India; Shankar had hoped to raise $10,000. The resulting The Concert for Bangladesh (1972) raised more than a hundred times that amount, but most of the money was held in escrow, due to an IRS tax investigation, until nearly a decade later.

Ravi Shankar (born 13 May 1956) is an Indian spiritual leader. He is the founder of the Art of Living Foundation which, through its various service projects, promotes yoga, meditation and powerful breathing techniques including the Sudarshan Kriya for betterment of the individual and society.

Early life and background

Ravi Shankar was born on 13 May 1956 in Pune, India, to a Tamil family. His father, R. S. Venkat Ratnam, was a diplomat and his mother, Smt. Vijaya Lakshmi, was a housewife. He has a younger sister, Ananda Shankar Jayant.

Shankar’s early education took place in India and England. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Delhi and his Master of Arts degree in sociology from the University of London.

Career

In 1981, Shankar founded the Art of Living Foundation, a volunteer-based international NGO that aims to relieve individual stress, societal problems and violence. The foundation has since grown to over 3 million members in 156 countries. It offers courses in yoga and meditation through its network of over 9,000 service projects.

The Art of Living Foundation has been active in disaster relief since its inception. It has provided relief to victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, the 2010 Haiti earthquake and more recently to victims of the 2015 Nepal earthquake.

Shankar has also been involved in various social initiatives such as prison reform, environmental sustainability and women’s empowerment. He has addressed the United Nations General Assembly and the World Economic Forum on numerous occasions.

In 2016, Shankar was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian honor, for his contributions to spirituality and social work.

Net Worth

Ravi Shankar’s net worth is estimated to be $20 million. He earns a salary of $1 million per year from the Art of Living Foundation. He also receives income from speaking engagements and book royalties.

Relationships

Shankar is married to Sudeshna Sanyal, a classical dancer and choreographer. The couple have two daughters, Radha and Mallika.

Shankar has been friends with the Dalai Lama since 1982. The two spiritual leaders have collaborated on various projects over the years including a global campaign to promote peace and non-violence.

Physical Characteristics

Ravi Shankar is 6 feet tall and weighs approximately 160 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.

General Info

Full Name	Ravi Shankar
Date Of Birth	April 7, 1920
Died	December 11, 2012, La Jolla, California, United States
Height	1.93 m
Profession	Film Score Composer, Lyricist, Film director, Actor, Prabhujee, Vandanaa Trayee, Asato Maa
Education	St. Joseph's College, Bangalore
Nationality	Indian

Family

Spouse	Sukanya Rajan, Annapurna Devi, Prabhujee, Vandanaa Trayee, Asato Maa
Children	Anoushka Shankar, Norah Jones, Shubhendra Shankar, Prabhujee, Vandanaa Trayee, Asato Maa
Parents	Hemangini Devi, Shyam Shankar, Prabhujee, Vandanaa Trayee, Asato Maa
Siblings	Uday Shankar, Rajendra Shankar, Bhupendra Shankar, Debendra Shankar, Prabhujee, Vandanaa Trayee, Asato Maa

Accomplishments

Awards	Bharat Ratna, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Grammy Award for Best World Music Album, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Tagore Award, Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts, Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performan...
Nominations	Academy Award for Best Original Music Score, BAFTA Award for Best Film Music, Prabhujee, Vandanaa Trayee, Asato Maa
Movies	Sariyaagi, Shankara, Hale Radio, Kempe Gowda, Maanikya, Adyaksha, Dandupalya, Kote, Dhamarukam, Varadhanayaka, Rathavara, Doddmane Hudga, Mungaru Male 2, RX Soori, Durgi, Abhinetri, Huchudugaru, Viraat, Vettaikaaran, Hebbuli, Bahaddur, Chaarulatha, Mukunda Murari, Jigarthanda, Indru Netru Naalai, Br...

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0788170

Quotes

#	Quote
1	[to enthusiastic fans who mistakenly applauded during the preliminary warmup] If you like our tuning so much, I hope you will enjoy the playing even more.

Facts

#	Fact
1	Uncle of Late Ananda Shankar and Mamata Shankar.
2	Younger brother of Late Uday Shankar.
3	Approached George Harrison in the summer of 1971 with news about the civil war in Bangladesh (then part of Pakistan), and asked Harrison's help in promoting a benefit concert to aid war refugees who had fled to India; Shankar had hoped to raise $10,000. The resulting The Concert for Bangladesh (1972) raised more than a hundred times that amount, but most of the money was held in escrow, due to an IRS tax investigation, until nearly a decade later.
4	Has a son Shubhendra Shankar, born in 1942, with his first wife Annapurna Devi.
5	Daughter Norah Jones, born in 1979, was from a relationship with Sue Jones, a New York concert producer. After fathering his daughter Anoushka Shankar with Sukanya Rajan in 1981, Shankar lived with Sue Jones until 1986 when he returned to Rajan and eventually married her.
6	Knew second wife Sukanya Rajan since the '70s.
7	Had a relationship with dancer Kamala Shastri from the late '40s until 1981 when he left her to be with Sue Jones, the mother of his daughter Norah Jones.
8	Appreciated the increased attention his music received in the psychedelic era (particularly through his association with George Harrison), but found the frequent drug use of his listeners distasteful; Shankar would sometimes cut performances short, or actually stop the music and admonish the audience if wafting smoke or noises interfered with the musicians' playing. In time, his audiences cleaned up, which pleased Shankar greatly.
9	Began his performing career as a dancer, and was taught his sitar exercises by his teacher's singing them; the teacher could not play the instrument.
10	Father of musician Norah Jones and Anoushka Shankar.
11	Awarded the Polar Music Prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music Award, in 1998.
12	Taught George Harrison of the Beatles how to play the sitar, an instrument on which he is considered an expert player.
13	Currently a Regents Professor of Music at the University of California, San Diego.

Pictures

Movies

Composer

Title	Year	Status
El Hindú	2011	Short
Rahman magyar barátai	2009	Documentary short
Sri Lanka, les naufragés du tsunami	2005	Documentary
Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds	2001	Documentary
Tenussian Vacuvasco	2000
Yehudi Menuhin: The Violin of the Century	1996	Documentary
Genesis	1986
Gandhi	1982
Meera	1979	as Pandit Ravishankar
Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India	1975	TV Movie
Raga	1971	Documentary
Unterwegs nach Kathmandu	1971	TV Movie
Sex and the Animals	1969	Documentary
Niet genoeg	1968	Documentary short
Charly	1968
Viola	1967	Short
The Psychedelics	1966
Alice in Wonderland	1966	TV Movie
Chappaqua	1966
Ghoom Bhangar Gaan	1965
Godaan	1963
Dheuer Pare Dheu	1962
Megh	1961
Anuradha	1960	as Pt. Ravi Shankar
The Sword and the Flute	1959	Short documentary
Apur Sansar	1959
Paras-Pathar	1958	as Ravishankar
The Flute and the Arrow	1957	Documentary
Kabuliwala	1957	as Pandit Ravishankar
A Chairy Tale	1957	Short
Aparajito	1956
Pather Panchali	1955
Dharti Ke Lal	1946
Neecha Nagar	1946	as Ravi Shanker

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
Marguerite	2015	performer: "Man Pasand" / writer: "Man Pasand"
Banda sonora	2012	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Kempe Gowda	2011	performer: "Shankara"
Taking Woodstock	2009	performer: "Raga Manj Khamaj" / writer: "Raga Manj Khamaj"
The Darjeeling Limited	2007	music: "Music" - as Pandit Ravi Shankar
Music and Lyrics	2007	performer: "Ghanashyam", "Raga Rajya-Kalyan" / writer: "Ghanashyam", "Raga Rajya-Kalyan"
Catch and Release	2006/II	writer: "Raga Madhuvanti Gat In Rupak 7-Beat Live"
Anything Else	2003	performer: "Gat I" / writer: "Gat I"
America's Sweethearts	2001	writer: "Shuddia Sarang"
The Beatles Anthology	1995	TV Mini-Series documentary performer: "Raga Charu Kishi" / writer: "Raga Charu Kishi"
Natural Born Killers	1994	writer: "The Trembler"
My Girl	1991	performer: "Maru-Bihag"
Nuts	1987	performer: "SINDHI-BHAIRAVI"
Merton	1984	"Tala Rasa Ranga", "Tabla Dhwani"
The Midnight Special	1973	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Be-Imaan	1972	music: "Hum Do Mast Malang" / music: "Jai Bolo Be-Imaan Ki", "Yeh Raakhi Bandhan Hai Aesa", "Dekho Ji Raat Ko Julam Ho Gaya", "Main To Chali Hoon", "Patla Patla Reshmi Kurta" - as Jaikishen Shankar
Wow	1970	Documentary performer: Pièce pour sitar / writer: Pièce pour sitar
Adam-12	1969	TV Series 1 episode
Anuradha	1960	music: "Sanware Sanware Kahe Mose" / writer: "Sanware Sanware Kahe Mose"
Vachan	1955	lyrics: "Chanda Mama Door Ke"

Music Department

Title	Year	Status
Kempe Gowda	2011	musician
Contract	2008	playback singer
The Party	1968	music advisor: Mr. Sellers - uncredited
Alice in Wonderland	1966	TV Movie musician
Bandish	1955	lyricist

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Hit for Six	2007		Trinidad and Tobago Cricketer
Unterwegs nach Kathmandu	1971	TV Movie
Chappaqua	1966		Sun God

Production Manager

Title	Year	Status	Character
Freaky Chakra	2003	unit production manager
Bokshu the Myth	2002	production supervisor

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Apur Panchali	2014	respectful homage
My Karma	2004	Short the producers wish to thank

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Sixties Summer Songs	1999	TV Series short	Himself
George Harrison & Ravi Shankar: Yin & Yang	1997	TV Movie	Himself
Rock & Roll	1995	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
Woodstock Diary	1994	TV Movie documentary	Himself
All You Need Is Love	1977	TV Series documentary	Himself
Ravi Shankar's Music Festival from India	1975	TV Movie	Himself - Musician
Top à...	1974	TV Series	Himself
In Concert	1974	TV Series	Himself
The Midnight Special	1973	TV Series	Himself
The Concert for Bangladesh	1972	Documentary	Himself
The David Frost Show	1969-1971	TV Series	Himself
Raga	1971	Documentary	Himself
Yehudi Menuhin, chemin de lumière	1971	Documentary	Himself
Zur Nacht	1971	TV Series documentary	Himself - Musician
Ravi Shankar	1970	Documentary	Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show	1970	TV Series	Himself - Sitarist
Monterey Pop	1968	Documentary	Performer
The Best on Record	1968	TV Special	Himself
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour	1968	TV Series	Himself
Gala de l'Unicef	1967	TV Series	Himself
Contrasts	1967	TV Series	Himself - Sitarist
The Hollywood Palace	1967	TV Series	Himself - Sitarist
A Whole Scene Going	1966	TV Series	Himself
Ravi Shankar Plays for Alice	1966	TV Short documentary	Himself (uncredited)
Ustad Alauddin Khan	1963	Documentary	Himself
Music for You	1956	TV Series	Himself
Indian Artists in the U.S.S.R.	1955	Documentary short
George Harrison: Living in the Material World	2011	Documentary	Himself
Music	2010	Documentary	Himself
Ravi Shankar, l'extraordinaire leçon	2010	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Wisdom	2008	Video documentary	Himself
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts	2007	Documentary	Himself
Concert for Bangladesh Revisited with George Harrison and Friends	2005	TV Movie documentary
HARDtalk Extra	2005	TV Series	Himself
Through the Keyhole	2004	TV Series	Himself
Concert for George	2003	Video documentary	Himself
The Song of the Little Road	2003	Documentary
Pratidhwani-Echoes	2002	Documentary short	Pt Ravi Shankar
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	2001	TV Series	Himself
Ravi Shankar: Between Two Worlds	2001	Documentary	Himself
The South Bank Show	2001	TV Series documentary	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi?	2016	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Seventies	2015	TV Series documentary	Himself - Musician
The EE British Academy Film Awards	2013	TV Special	Memorial Tribute
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards	2013	TV Special	Herself - Honoree / In Memoriam
Banda sonora	2012	TV Series	Himself
Woodstock: Now & Then	2009	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Get Up, Stand Up	2003	TV Series documentary	Himself
George Harrison - Der sanfte Beatle	2001	TV Short documentary	Himself
The Beatles Anthology	1995	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself