The Beatles

Ayana Deva Angadi, a man from Mysore State [now in Karnataka] started the Asian Music Circle with little resources in 1946. This organisation was responsible for introducing several stalwarts, including late Pandit Ravi Shankar to Western audiences, as well as the reason behind the sitar maestro’s deep friendship with former Beatle George Harrison.

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"Indeed, it was when the jacket was marketed to Western audiences that it took the 'Nehru' title, the charismatic Prime Minister having popularised its style in public appearances during his tenure in government."

The quintessential English band was so entranced by Shankar’s scintillating expertise in Sitar that the band’s lead guitarist, George Harrison, flew all the way to India just to learn the rustic instrument straight from the maestro.

For one night in Shillong, two men with different political ideologies proved that not only can political adversaries be friendly but they can come together to perform a thrilling rendition of an iconic number by The Beatles too.