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Who was the famous Indian musician recognized for popularizing the sitar across the globe?
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Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
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- Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
- Hariprasad Chaurasia
- Ravi Shankar
- Zakir Hussain
Explanation & Context
Ravi Shankar was an Indian sitarist and composer who is widely regarded as the most famous exponent of the sitar in the second half of the 20th century.
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