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Indian Americans Insist Oscar Authority to Honour Ravi Shankar
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Friday, 14 December 2012, 23:09 IST |
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Shankar, a best known musician from India, passed away a few days before in San Diego. He was named the recipient of Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award, a day after his death. Now, US Indians want the Oscar authority to follow this example and honour his life.
“Ravi Shankar gave so much to the world in his lifetime through music and he will continue to do so in the coming decades. He was highly revered in the world of music for his intense, distinct and deeply moving music and was known for rhythmic novelties,” Contactmusic quoted Rajan Zed, the president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, as telling Wenn, reports ANI.
“We urge the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to grant him a Special Oscar at the Academy Awards on February 24th and we’d also like to extend that wish for next year’s Kennedy Center Honors, so that Ravi Shankar can be further celebrated for his unparalleled contributions to world of music,” he added.