My Music, My Life

My Music, My Life

Author: Ravi Shankar

ISBN: 978-1601090058

Price: Rs. 1971.25 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition

Book Overview

With stunning new photographs and a new final chapter detailing Ravi Shankar’s hope for the preservation of Indian classical music, this updated edition of My Music, My Life profiles an extraordinary man. In his own words, Shankar describes his transformation from a young traveling dancer to a Grammy Award-winning, internationally known musician. An autobiography, a history of Indian classical music, and a manual on how to play the sitar, this book is about music as a both a lifestyle and an art. It embodies Ravi Shankar’s unique approach to his craft.

Browse this title within our Children's Books collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 180 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-1601090058.

About the Author

Ravi Shankar, the legendary sitarist and composer, is a singular phenomenon in the classical music worlds of the East and West. He has written music for Yehudi Menuhin, Jean Pierre Rampal, Phillip Glass and George Harrison. The international award-winning musician is an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and is a member of the United Nations International Rostrum of Composers. He is known for his pioneering work in bringing Indian music to the West. He lives in California and India.

Book Specifications & Quick Facts

Reading Level
Ages 6–10 / Early Readers
Language & Format
English • Images in this review
ISBN Reference
978-1601090058
Publisher
Mandala Publishing
Pan-India Delivery
Dispatches in 24–48 Hours across India

What is this book about?

With stunning new photographs and a new final chapter detailing Ravi Shankar’s hope for the preservation of Indian classical music, this updated edition of My Music, My Life profiles an extraordinary man. In his own words, Shankar describes his transformation from a young traveling dancer to a...

Who should read this book?

Ideal for young readers, parents, and elementary school students looking for an engaging, humor-filled adventure that builds reading confidence and vocabulary.

Why Readers Pick This Edition

  • You’ll love this book for how deeply personal and authoritative it feels. Told in Ravi Shankar’s own voice, it takes you from his early life as a dancer to his rise as a global music icon, while teaching you to truly understand Indian classical music. With rare photographs, a new reflective final chapter, and insights into the sitar as both instrument and philosophy, this premium edition works as a memoir, a cultural history, and a lasting reference you’ll return to again and again.
  • Published by Mandala Publishing.
  • Language: English.
  • Page count: 180.

Catalog Description

With stunning new photographs and a new final chapter detailing Ravi Shankar’s hope for the preservation of Indian classical music, this updated edition of My Music, My Life profiles an extraordinary man. In his own words, Shankar describes his transformation from a young traveling dancer to a Grammy Award-winning, internationally known musician. An autobiography, a history of Indian classical music, and a manual on how to play the sitar, this book is about music as a both a lifestyle and an art. It embodies Ravi Shankar’s unique approach to his craft.

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