15 Facts About Shubhendra Shankar

Shubhendra Shankar, known as Shubho Shankar, was an Indian graphic artist, musician and composer.

Shubhendra Shankar was the son and the eldest child of musicians Ravi Shankar and Annapurna Devi.

Shubhendra Shankar was the grandson of Ustad Allauddin Khan, and the half-brother of Norah Jones and Anoushka Shankar.

Shubhendra Shankar was the nephew of dance choreographer Uday Shankar, Sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan and a cousin of musician Ananda Shankar and actress Mamata Shankar.

Shubhendra Shankar had not completed his "taalim" with her when he left for the US with his father Ravi Shankar.

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In 1971, within two years of his arrival in the US, Shubho Shubhendra Shankar performed in a concert for the first time, playing with his father at New York's Carnegie Hall.

Shubho Shubhendra Shankar performed frequently on concert tours, composed music for films and recorded several albums.

Shubhendra Shankar performed with his father, appearing throughout Europe, Asia and the United States, including performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.

Shubhendra Shankar gave lessons in sitar playing, singing and flute in Orange County, San Diego and Los Angeles.

Shubhendra Shankar played together with his father at the Sawai Gandharva Festival in Pune in 1990, where some music critics commented that he was out of tune.

Shubhendra Shankar was dejected, and refused to stay in India to complete his sitar education, saying it was "too late now".

Shubhendra Shankar returned to the US, and in his last few months cut himself off from everyone.

Shubhendra Shankar worked as a clerk in a liquor store, painted pictures, and drew illustrations for telephone directories, in order to support his wife and two children.

Shubhendra Shankar died of pneumonia at Los Alamitos Medical Center following an illness of several months at his home in Garden Grove.

Shubhendra Shankar was cremated and his remains dispersed in the ocean off Marina del Rey.