Original: Shankar's association with Harrison greatly increased Shankar's popularity and Ken Hunt of Allmusic would state that Shankar had become "the most famous Indian musician on the planet" by 1966.
Simplified: Ravi Shankar (born April 7, 1920) is one of India's most famous musicians. Shankar was one the first to bring aspects of traditional Indian music into Europe and American culture in the 1960s.