This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli sitting in for Terry Gross. Ravi Shankar, who popularized the sitar and Indian music in America, died this week at the age of 92. He befriended the Beatles, gave ...

Mischa Barton has revealed that she is attempting to learn to play the sitar while making her upcoming film in India. The former OC star spent her Christmas holidays in South Goa filming Bhopal: A ...

Anoushka Shankar celebrates two decades with a compilation CD and tour. Credit: Photo by Anushka Menon/Courtesy of JP Cutler Media Anoushka Shankar gets it, she really does. She understands that when ...

Alexander (right) supports Shehzad Muizzuddin. Direct support professionals (DSP), those who work with individuals with physical or developmental disabilities, were spotlighted Sept. 9 through 15, ...

When Kartik Seshadri was a child, he enjoyed flying kites, playing cricket and spinning tops. But his most conspicuous pastime was a little less routine. At an age when most kids struggle to perfect ...