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Ravi Shankar Debuts First Symphony at Age 90

LONDON (July 1) -- "East is East," Rudyard Kipling once said, "and West is West, and never the twain shall meet." If the "Jungle Book" author had met Ravi Shankar, he'd have realized that he was talking utter nonsense. The sitar virtuoso has spent much of the past 50 years educating Western listeners about the classical...

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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a renowned spiritual leader and humanitarian whose mission of uniting the world into a violence-free global family has inspired millions the world over to broaden their spheres of responsibility and work towards the betterment of the world.

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05/30/12 1,500 kids to be trained in life-skills by AoL Source: Sify Bangalore, May 30(IANS) About 1,500 children from India, Singapore, Malyasia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will flock to the Art of Living (AoL) Foundation campus here Thursday to participate in 'Colours of Joy,' a four-day summer retreat.
05/26/12 Sri Sri: How to meditate and elevate your consciousness Source: rediff.com Indian spiritual guru and The Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar describes how the practice of meditation can take you into higher states of consciousness.
05/23/12 The Lied Center of Kansas 2012-13 Season Source: Kansas City Info Zine - Kansas City MO Led by the legendary bandleader, Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr., the group will play music from the Grammy Award-winning album, Lay Your Burden Down, and songs spanning its 30-year career.
05/21/12 Move over Scotland: Bulgarian bagpipers set record Source: CNews With the support of Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Bulgarian musicians put their Scottish counterparts in the shade with a world record for the largest bagpipe ensemble.
05/18/12 Anoushka Shankar and the London Philharmonic... Source: FT.com The tabular content relating to this article is not available to view.

Background on RaviShankar

Pandit Ravishankar Shukla (, 2 August 1877, Sagar – 31 December 1956, Delhi ) was a leader of the Indian National Congress, Indian independence movement activist, the Premier of the Central Provinces and Berar from 27 April 1946 to 25 January 1950, the first Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh state from 26 January 1950 to 31 October 1956 and then the first chief minister of the reorganized Madhya Pradesh state, the biggest state of India consisting of Mahakoshal, Madhya Bharat, Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh from 1 November 1956 till his death on 31 December 1956.He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Freedom Movement, as well as his "Grand Old Man" persona and robust masculinity.

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