Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso who became a hippie musical icon of the 1960s after hobnobbing with the Beatles and who introduced traditional Indian ragas to Western audiences over an eight-decade career, has died. He was 92. The prime minister's office confirmed his death and called him a "national treasure." Labeled "the godfather of world music" by George Harrison, Shankar helped millions of classical, jazz and rock lovers discover the centuries-old traditions of Indian music. Read more http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/ravi-shankar-dead-dies-sitar-legend_n_2281885.html
