Having achieved international fame over 1966-67,[REF][REF] Ravi Shankar spent the early part of 1968 in India filming a documentary of his life, Raga, and writing his first autobiography, My Music, My Life [REF].
Before beginning his international career in 1956, Shankar had been musical director of All India Radio[REF][REF] and head of the national orchestra, the Vadya Vrinda [REF].