Indian sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar dies at 92

He married Rajan in 1989 and trained young Anoushka as his heir on the sitar. In recent years, father and daughter toured the world together.

The statement she and her mother released said, “Although it is a time for sorrow and sadness, it is also a time for all of us to give thanks and to be grateful that we were able to have him as part of our lives.”

While Norah Jones became a star and won five Grammy awards in 2003, Anoushka Shankar was nominated for a Grammy of her own.

Shankar himself won three Grammy awards and was nominated for an Oscar for his musical score for the epic movie “Gandhi.”

“How does one put the spiritual significance of music on paper?” Shankar once asked. “Different types of music, whether it is vocal or instrumental, Eastern or Western, Classical or Pop or folk from any part of the world can all be spiritual if it has the power to stir the soul of a person and transcend time for the moment. It makes one get goose-bumps in the body and mind and equates the highest mental orgasm and the release of grateful tears!”

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Associated Press writers Muneeza Naqvi in New Delhi, Ravi Nessman in Bangkok, Greg Katz in London and Julie Watson in San Diego contributed to this report

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