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What was Ravi Shankar's birth name?

  • Ravi Kumar

  • Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury

  • Rajesh Shankar

  • Ramesh Chowdhury

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Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, better known as Ravi Shankar, was born in 1920 in Varanasi, India. He was a renowned sitar player and composer who popularized Indian classical music globally. Shankar's birth name reflects his Bengali heritage, with "Robindro" honoring the poet Rabindranath Tagore and "Shaunkor" being a variation of "Shankar," the Hindu god of music.
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