Rag Anurag by Ravishankar [Hardcover]

"Rag Anurag", Ravi Shankar's autobiography, and much more. "Rag Anurag" is the essence of Ravi Shankar's entire life experience, the distilled feelings of pain and sorrow. In an unpretentious language and smooth rhythm, the great man expresses himself in a way that is truly moving, comparable only to the soulful sitar playing of Ravi Shankar himself. 

In "Rag Anurag", there are stories about Ravi Shankar’s family and loved ones, including a candid confession about his wife, Annapurna. It also speaks about his gurus, such as Ustad Alauddin Khan, contemporary sitar virtuoso Ustad Vilayat Khan, Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan, Ustad Amir Khan, Ustad Ghulam Ali Khan, Sidheshwari Devi, and Begum Akhtar - almost all of them are mentioned. The book captures a lively and charming picture of Ravi Shankar in vivid, detailed descriptions, making the reader feel as though the real, living Ravi Shankar is standing before them, speaking directly. 

There has been much debate, protest, and anticipation surrounding "Rag Anurag". Not only in Bengali, but in any Indian language, such a sincere and noble autobiography has rarely been published.