In a famous 1985 BBC demonstration, Ravi Shankar explained that the sitar possesses its own unique vocal language, where every pluck and stroke corresponds to a specific spoken sound. He demonstrated this by vocalizing "da" and "ra" in rapid succession, showing how a master can effectively "speak" through the instrument to mimic the nuances of human conversation. Credit: BBC Archive, Sitar Music Foundation | History In Pictures

Ravi Shankar Sharma, often referred to mononymously as Ravi, was an Indian music director, who had composed music for several Hindi and Malayalam films. #PeopleAndHistory #Biography #Legends #UnknownFacts #Information #Lifestyle #Bollywood #BollywoodCelebrity #Celebrity #Lifestyle #Biographies #BollywoodHistory #trendingvideo #Ravishankar | People & History