India to organise 'Concert for Bangladesh' with Anoushka Shankar, Dhani Harrison later this year

New Delhi: India will be organizing the famous "Concert for Bangladesh" yet again later this year as Bangladesh celebrates the 50th year of its anniversary. The original 1971 concert was led by George Harrison and Ravi Shankar in New York's Madison Square Garden and was key to raising international awareness regarding Bangladesh's war of liberation and the refugee crisis in East Pakistan.

This year the concert will be led by Dhani Harrison and Anoushka Shankar, the son, and daughter of the original "stars" of the concert--George Harrison and Ravi Shankar. The entire event is being done under the aegis of India's ICCR or Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

This year marks 50 years since the concert, which is still remembered as a landmark when it comes to global "cultural diplomacy". Ravi Shankar is known for taking Indian classical music to the west, while George Harrison, the lead guitarist of ‘The Beatles’ has been a famous Cultural icon.

Source: Sidhant Sibal/zeenews.india.com

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