Famous People with Name Shankar

Shankar Lakshman            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Shankar Lakshman: was an Indian hockey player. He was goalkeeper of the Indian team in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics, that won two gold medals and one silver medal. He was captain of the Indian team which won the gold in the 1966 Asian Games. He belonged to Mhow and liv

Shankar Jaikishan            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Shankar Jaikishan: an Indian musical composer duo in the Hindi film industry, were active mainly during the 1950s and 1960s. They were the premier composers of their period which is also considered the golden era of Hindi film music. They are generally regarded as the greatest composers in the Hindi film industry. Their fan following includes the likes of Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey, O.P. Nayyar, Laxmikant of Laxmikant Pyarelal fame, Anu Malik, Usha Khanna. Rahul Dev Burman used to take tips from Jaikishan on a regular basis.

Shankar Sarda            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Shankar Sarda: a well known critic, journalist, editor and author in Marathi Literature. He has authored over 60 books in Marathi. He has critiqued and reviewed around 2500 books in various newspapers since 1960. He was awarded Nieman Fellowship in 1964 at Harvard University [1]. He was editor of various Marathi newspapers like Maharashtra Times Sunday edition, Daily Lokmitra, Dainik Aikya, Dainik Deshdoot, Lokmat.

Shankar Oraon            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Shankar Oraon: is an Indiaan footballer who is currently playing for Chirag United in the I-League as a Forward.

Shankar Retinam            Origin/Culture/Country: Malaysian

Shankar Retinam: is a Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1997. He played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series against Singapore for the first time in 1999, also playing in that year's Sau

Mamata Shankar            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Mamata Shankar: an actress in the Bengali language film industry of India. She had acted in films by renowned film directors including, Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadev Dasgupta and Gautam Ghosh. In addition to being an actress, she is a danseuse and choreographer [1].She is the sister of the daughter of legendary dancers Uday Shankar and Amala Shankar, and the niece of Pandit Ravi Shankar.

Tanushree Shankar            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Tanushree Shankar: one of the leading dancers and choreographers of contemporary dance in India and is based in Kolkata, India. She earned her fame as a danseuse as the leading dancer of the Ananda Shankar Centre for Performing Arts in the 1970s and 1980s. Her husband the late Ananda Shankar was a world famous music composer who experimented with fusion music. He was the son of world famous dancers, Pandit Uday Shankar & Amala Shankar, and also the nephew of the Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar.

Uday Shankar            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Uday Shankar: the pioneer of modern dance in India, and a world renowned Indian dancer and choreographer, was most known for adapting Western theatrical techniques to traditional Indian classical dance, imbued with elements of Indian classical, folk, and tribal dance, thus laying the roots of modern Indian dance, which he later popularized in India, Europe, and the United States in 1920s and 1930s and effectively placed Indian dance on the world map [1][2][3][4][5].

Ananda Shankar            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Ananda Shankar: was an Bengali musician best known for fusing Western and Eastern musical styles. He was married to Tanushree Shankar.In the late 1960s Shankar travelled to Los Angeles, where he played with many contemporary musicians including Jimi Hendrix. There he was signed to Reprise Records and released his first self-titled album in 1970, featuring original Indian classical material alongside sitar-based cover versions of popular hits such as The Rolling Stones' Jumpin' Jack Flash and The Doors' Light My Fire. This album has become an enduring cult classic.[citation needed]

Lakshminarayanan Shankar            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Lakshminarayanan Shankar: a violinist, vocalist and composer.After obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Physics in India, Shankar moved to America in 1969 and earned a doctorate in ethnomusicology at Wesleyan University. Here he met jazz musicians Ornette Coleman, Jimmy Garrison, and John McLaughlin while working as a teaching assistant and concert master of the University Chamber Orchestra. In 1975 Shankar and McLaughlin founded Shakti, a pioneering, groundbreaking and highly influential east-meets-west collaboration, with a fluid sound that managed to successfully combine seemingly incompatible traditions. His first solo album, Touch Me There, was produced by Frank Zappa in 1979.[3] Shankar founded his own band - The Epidemics, in 1982, with the composer Caroline. He released three albums with the band.