|
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 |
E_Blackburn@imgworld.com |
