Legendary ambassador of Indian classical music Ravi Shankar is the world’s foremost sitar player. Throughout his storied career he has popularized his instrument and Indian musical concepts, collaborating with artists ranging from George Harrison to Philip Glass.His daughter, sitar prodigy Anoushka Shankar, has won fans from Madonna to Zubin Mehta for her absorbing and thrilling playing.Anoushka Shankar, the daughter of legendary sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar and a noted sitar player in her own right, is to go undergo a major surgery in a US hospital, sources said.The sitar player, who is the half-sister of Grammy Award winner Norah Jones, was admitted to Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas in California near the Shankars' residence Thursday, the sources said without elaborating what actually happened to her.(Agencies) ... read more »