Ravi Shankar: 'We are grateful he was in our lives'
The family of the renowned sitar player, Ravi Shankar, has paid tribute to him, in a statement read out by one of his students.
Shankar died in a hospital in the US following surgery. He was 92. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described him as a "national treasure and global ambassador of India's cultural heritage".
In the statement, read out by Parimal Sadafal, the family said that "although it is a time for sorrow and sadness, it is also a time for all of us to give thanks and to be grateful that we were able to have him as part of our lives."
12 Dec 2012
- From the section Entertainment & Arts