Author of Indian Sun:
The Life and Music of Ravi Shankar

One of the two best books on an Indian musician.’ – Ramachandra Guha

#8 in best global music books of the past 25 years – Songlines magazine

Reviews of Indian Sun

‘A masterly chronicle of a life teeming with all-too-human incident but heavenly inspiration.’

— Richard Morrison, The Times

 

‘A meticulously researched biography, detailed, judicious, engaging and illuminating. Not since Marie Seton’s Portrait of a Director: Satyajit Ray in 1971 has anything comparable been attempted for a major contemporary Indian cultural figure.’

— Partho Datta, India Today

 

‘Superb… Deeply researched and elegantly written… offers a rich and well-rounded portrait of the man whose music has kept me company all my life.’

— Ramachandra Guha, Times Literary Supplement

‘A riveting read. Much more than the racy life story of an epoch-making musician and an unapologetic sensualist. It is also a chronicle of the evolution of Indian and world music since the critical early decades of the 20th century, and of the political and cultural shifts that foregrounded it.’

— Malini Nair, The Hindu/Business Line

 

‘He wears his expertise lightly and his passion on his sleeve: a winning combination for a definitive work.’

— Neil Spencer, The Observer

 

‘Extraordinary… This is a beautiful book, as resplendent as its subject’s music and life.’

— Bilal Qureshi, Washington Post


all the reviews