| Name | Anouksha Shankar |
| Nick names | Noukita, Sushi, Pirelli, Pampoush |
| Profession | Musician |
| Date of Birth | June 9, 1981 |
| Birth Place | London |
| Height | 5′ 4″ |
| Family | Father: Ravi Shankar Mother: Sukanya Shankar Half sister: Norah Jones |
| School | High school: Encinitas, California, USA Also studied in London and Delhi |
| Debut | Music: Recorded her first album at age 13 Actress:Dance Like a Man |
| Instrument | Earlier it was piano but now sitar |
| Guru | Her father |
| Awards | British Parliament awarded her with a House of Commons Shield |
| Book | The Love of my Life, an intimate biographical portrait of her father |
| Languages | * Talks French with her father * Tamil with her mother * English * Bengali * Hindi |
| Rise | Her half sister Norah Jones and her father have performed on this CD. |
| Favourite books | Books: Ayn Rand books, Roald Dahl’s children’s books and the Mahabharata. She used to read a lot of Archie’s as well Food: Indian,Thai and Italian Sports: basketball and soccer |
| Hobbies | Writing and dancing |
| Inspiration | Mother |
| Favourite ragas | Bageshri, Yaman Manj, Mishra Piloo |
| Loves to hear | mainly a lot of Goa trance and Israeli trance, drum and bass, Western classical, flamenco and mellow chill out stuff |
| Anouksha | * Anoushka is a Russian name meaning “Little Anna” * Her mother named her after the actress Anoushka Hempel |
| Terrifying | making a mistake and having her father hear it. |
| If she joins college | she would like to study English, French and/or psychology |
| First crush | Pritham, her mother’s friend’s son |
| George harrison | She was with him in November 2001 at George Harrison’s bedside on the day before he died. |
| Future of music | Feels that music is now trying to get out of its borders and the young musicians are playing a major role in doing so |
| Her father | “…I am waiting for the time when I will be called Anoushka’s father… Anoushka has indeed a rare talent… there is something spiritual in the way she plays… she feels the music and gives in to it.” |
| Facts | * Was chosen as one of 20 Asian Heroes by the Asia edition of Time magazine.
*A supporter of animal rights and People for the Ethical Treatments of Animals (PETA). * In February 2000, she became the first woman to perform at The Ramakrishna Centre in Calcutta* Anoushka was introduced to Norah when she was 16 and Norah was 18. * Her mother was a tampura player to Pandit Ravi Shankar * Anoushka was on the very first cover of the Indian edition of Rolling Stone magazine. * Her debut performance was to celebrate her father’s 75th birthday * Was a homecoming queen * She became the first Indian to play at the Grammy Awards when she performed a piece from the CD at the pre-telecast ceremony in February 2006. |
| Residences | * San Diego, US * London * Delhi |
| Manager’s email | [email protected] |
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