▁Bomb ay ▁film ▁director ▁Am i ya ▁Ch ak rav art y . ▁After ▁the ▁wed ding ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Ch ak rav art y ' s ▁professional ▁amb itions ▁were ▁s idel ined , ▁while ▁Sh ank ar ▁re located ▁to ▁And her i . ▁ ▁International ▁years ▁with ▁R avi ▁Sh ank ar ▁ ▁Following ▁Am i ya ▁Ch ak rav art y ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁Sh ank ar ▁and ▁Ch ak rav art y ▁renew ed ▁their ▁relationship . ▁She ▁helped ▁run ▁his ▁K inn ara ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁on wards , ▁and ▁after ▁Sh ank ar ▁left ▁De vi ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁they ▁lived ▁together ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Ch ak rav art y ▁accompanied ▁Sh ank ar , ▁on ▁tamb ura ▁or ▁as ▁a ▁singer , ▁on ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁record ings ▁and ▁international ▁performances . ▁These ▁included ▁his ▁warm ly ▁received ▁set ▁with ▁tab la ▁player ▁Al la ▁Rak ha ▁at ▁the ▁Mon ter ey ▁International ▁Pop ▁Festival , ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁live ▁album ▁from ▁which ▁remains ▁Sh ank ar ' s ▁highest - chart ing ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁pop ▁albums ▁chart . ▁In ▁December ▁that ▁year , ▁she ▁and ▁Rak ha ▁accompanied ▁Sh ank ar ▁and ▁American ▁viol in ist ▁Ye h udi