Shankar
Americannoun
noun
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"Folding clothes, coffee making... cooking a very specific thing, sandwich making," Objectways head Ravi Shankar said, listing videos requested by clients.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Industry and Mr Burton star Lawety will play Stuart Sutcliffe, the band's original bassist before he left in 1961, while Farhan Akhtar will portray famous Indian composer Ravi Shankar.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
And Hussain grew up not only on Hindustani music but the records by the Doors, the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane his dad brought back from his West Coast appearances with Shankar.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
He was among two African elephants that arrived in India in 1998 as a diplomatic gift from Zimbabwe to former Indian President Shankar Dayal Sharma.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
The only easy-to-find items in this category are Indian Classical music, for example the performances of Ravi Shankar.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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