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