Hindustani classical music's most widely beloved and influential modern figure – Pandit Ravi Shankar was a master composer and sitar player of the highest order, and among the Indian musicians who influences western music in the late 20th century. Beginning in the '50s, Shankar became Indian music's most prominent cultural ambassador, attracting students including young composer Philip Glass and Beatle's George Harrison. Listen to the master at play with this handpicked selection.