<p>[what</a> a life!](<a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/arts/music/ravi-shankar-indian-sitarist-dies-at-92.html?pagewanted=all]what”>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/arts/music/ravi-shankar-indian-sitarist-dies-at-92.html?pagewanted=all)
Thank you.</p>
<p>Um, I clicked on the link and got a Banana Republic ad. No article.</p>
<p>I did look at other articles online. Fascinating life, including fathering children by several different women. I had forgotten Norah Jones was his daughter.</p>
<p>It’s a valid link to a NYT article. Click ‘skip this ad’ on the far top right of the banana republic screen to close the ad.</p>
<p>I looked but didn’t see a “skip this ad” line.</p>
<p>But this time the article opened right up!</p>
<p>Also interesting are the viewpoints of people who commented on one article I read. Some criticizing him for studying with a Muslim (not being trad. “Indian” enough), for incorporating Western influences into his music (ditto) and another one saying only Muslims go to heaven (Shankar was Hindu.) </p>
<p>Sheesh. And I thought he was a universally recognized and revered master. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I would say rest in peace, but rather I hope he is up there incorporating sitar music into the heavenly choir!</p>
<p>He was a master.</p>
<p>I remember the first time I saw Shankar in the film Monterey Pop. *</p>
<p>Amazing stuff.</p>
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<li>I did see him for a little while Friday evening (the first night) of Woodstock. But it was a long day and didn’t stay for the whole set and walked back to the car.</li>
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