Pandit Ravi Shankar's 1961 sitar gifted to British Museum
Late sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar's family recently gifted one of his four sitars made in 1961 to the British Museum in London. The museum has displayed it in the newly refurbished Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery, which houses several items of Indian culture. Notably, the sitar was made for Shankar by Calcutta-based instrument maker Nodu Mullick.