Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shankar, an Indian-born British American singer and musician is best known for her musical talents. She's the smallest woman and the first to be awarded an official British House of Commons shield. Anoushka Sitar Shankar, an Indian young sitar star. She is a student and daughter of the famous Ravi Shankar. Born in London, she spent the early years of her life bouncing between London as well as New Delhi. Her debut performance was on stage in New Delhi when she was thirteen years old. When she moved to Encinitas California in 1999, she was awarded an honorary high school diploma. Anouskha's career as a musician and performer is impressive, despite her age. She is often seen performing alongside her father and has performed with him for quite a number of years. The year 1998 saw her released Anourag as her debut album as a solo artist. Two years later she released the Grammy nominated Live at Carnegie Hall. The stage work she has done is extensive for she has been in every one of the major stages in the world. Anoushka Shakar's career isn't only limited to music. Bapi the Love of My Live, a biography of a picture that was dedicating to her dad Ravi Shankar was published in 2002. Also, in films in 2003 she was in the movie Dance Like a Man where she is a young Bharat Natyam dancer. Anoushka Shankar is an emerging star and her career will continue to grow. Anoushka was raised in England however, she spent the majority of her youth split between London and Delhi. She then moved to California and went to the high school there. Anoushka started her music studies at the age of nine. Four years later she performed her sitar debut in Delhi during her father's 75th birthday celebration. Anoushka was able to gain a great deal of experience by touring around the globe together with the father. She played at Carnegie Hall in her teenage time, and also recorded at George Harrison's WOMAD Festival. She was the youngest and only female winner of the House of Commons Shield awarded by the British Parliament in recognition of her talent and musical ability as a leading musician of in the Asian Arts.