Shankar, Ravi

Shankar's debut concerts in the mid-1940s were widely acclaimed in India and he became a central figure in the musical life of the country. In 1949 Shankar became director of music for All-India Radio and remained in the post until 1956. He composed for films, including Satayajit Ray's Apu trilogy in the mid-1950s. He also composed the music for ballets, including Immortal India, Discovery of India (1944), based on a book by the first prime minister of India,...