Editing Ravi Shankar (section)

=== Musical training and work in India ===
[[File:Satyajit Ray with Ravi Sankar recording for Pather Panchali.jpg|alt=|thumb|Shankar (right) at a meeting with [[Satyajit Ray]] for the sound production of ''[[Pather Panchali]]'' (1955)]]
Shankar's parents had died by the time he returned from the Europe tour, and touring the West had become difficult because of political conflicts that would lead to [[World War II]].<ref name=Lavezzolip51>Lavezzoli 2006, p. 51.</ref> Shankar gave up his dancing career in 1938 to go to [[Maihar]] and study [[Indian classical music]] as Khan's pupil, living with his family in the traditional ''[[gurukul]]'' system.<ref name="NewGrove" /> Khan was a rigorous teacher and Shankar had training on ''sitar'' and ''[[surbahar]]'', learned ''[[raga]]s'' and the musical styles ''[[dhrupad]]'', ''[[Dhamar (music)|dhamar]]'', and ''[[khyal]]'', and was taught the techniques of the instruments ''[[rudra veena]]'', ''[[Rubab (instrument)|rubab]]'', and ''[[sursingar]]''.<ref name="NewGrove" /><ref name=Lavezzolip52>Lavezzoli 2006, p. 52.</ref> He often studied with Khan's children [[Ali Akbar Khan]] and [[Annapurna Devi]].<ref name=Lavezzolip51 /> Shankar began to perform publicly on ''sitar'' in December 1939 and his debut performance was a ''[[jugalbandi]]'' (duet) with Ali Akbar Khan, who played the string instrument ''[[sarod]]''.<ref>Lavezzoli 2006, p. 53.</ref>

Shankar completed his training in 1944.<ref name="AMG" /> He moved to [[Mumbai]] and joined the [[Indian People's Theatre Association]], for whom he composed music for ballets in 1945 and 1946, [[Dharti Ke Lal]], 1946.<ref name="AMG" /><ref name=Ghoshp57>Ghosh 1983, p. 57.</ref> Shankar recomposed the music for the popular song "[[Sare Jahan Se Achcha]]" at the age of 25.<ref>Sharma 2007, pp. 163–164.</ref><ref name=Arunabha>{{cite web|last=Deb|first=Arunabha|title=Ravi Shankar: 10 interesting facts|work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|date=26 February 2009|url=http://www.livemint.com/2009/02/26212701/Ravi-Shankar-10-interesting-f.html|access-date=18 July 2009|archive-date=14 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614145024/http://www.livemint.com/2009/02/26212701/Ravi-Shankar-10-interesting-f.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He began to record music for [[Saregama|His Master's Voice]] and worked as a music director for [[All India Radio]] (AIR), New Delhi, from February 1949 until January 1956.<ref name="AMG" /> Shankar founded the Indian National Orchestra at AIR and composed for it; in his compositions he combined Western and classical Indian instrumentation.<ref>Lavezzoli 2Ravi ShankarRavi ShankarRavi Shankar006, p. 56.</ref> Beginning in the mid-1950s he composed the music for the ''[[The Apu Trilogy|Apu Trilogy]]'' by [[Satyajit Ray]], which became internationally acclaimed.<ref name=Massey /><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Schickel|first=Richard|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1953094_1953142_1953289,00.html|title=The Apu Trilogy (1955, 1956, 1959)|date=12 February 2005|access-date=14 October 2010|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|archive-date=13 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013113055/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1953094_1953142_1953289,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was music director for several Hindi movies including ''[[Godaan]]'' and [[Anuradha (1960 film)|''Anuradha'']].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/capital-closeup/2012/12/12/a-lesser-known-side-of-ravi-shankar/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214055929/http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/capital-closeup/2012/12/12/a-lesser-known-side-of-ravi-shankar/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 December 2012 |title=A lesser known side of Ravi Shankar |work=Hindustan Times |date=12 December 2012 |access-date=12 December 2012 }}</ref>