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EasyWhose autobiography is the book ‘My Music, My Life’?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) Pandit Ravi Shankar
‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of the sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, published by Simon and Schuster, New York, in 1968. He later wrote a second autobiography, ‘Raga Mala’.
- ✓ (c) Pandit Ravi Shankar, the sitarist and Bharat Ratna awardee, wrote ‘My Music, My Life’ (Simon and Schuster, New York, 1968).
- ✗ (a) Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma was a santoor maestro. He did not write this book.
- ✗ (b) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan is a sarod maestro. This book is not his.
- ✗ (d) Ustad Zakir Hussain was a tabla maestro. He did not write this book.
Remember · ‘My Music, My Life’ (1968) is Pandit Ravi Shankar's first autobiography. His later autobiography is ‘Raga Mala’.
Sources
- My music, my life – Shankar, Ravi, 1920– (Internet Archive catalogue record) ↗ · reference work “My music, my life by Shankar, Ravi, 1920- Publication date 1968 Topics Music , Sitar , Uitvoeringspraktijk , Muziekinstrumenten Publisher New York : Simon and Schuster”
- Ravi Shankar – Encyclopaedia Britannica ↗ · reference work “Shankar received the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor, and multiple Grammy Awards.”
Question: UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2005, General Studies paper. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 25 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·