Indian Sun: The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar

Oliver Craske's biography of Ravi Shankar, celebrated as a Times, Spectator, TLS and BBC Music Magazine Book of the Year, offers a "fascinating" account, according to the Guardian. The Times deems it "superlative," while the Observer hails it as "definitive."

As an icon of India, Ravi Shankar's stature rivals that of Gandhi or the Taj Mahal. He stands as one of the twentieth century's most significant musicians, his wide-reaching influence evident in the diverse array of artists he inspired, including George Harrison, John Coltrane, Philip Glass, and Yehudi Menuhin, among others. In this first comprehensive biography of Ravi Shankar, Oliver Craske presents a full and nuanced portrait of both the man and the artist. He paints a vivid picture of the captivating, restless workaholic who lived an intense and extraordinary life across ninety-two years, revealing both his public persona and his private world. As the Times eloquently puts it, this is "a masterly chronicle of a life teeming with all-too-human incident but heavenly inspiration."