安奴希卡．香卡的父母都是印度西塔琴名家，九岁时接受父亲指导练习西塔琴弹奏，13岁开始公开演奏，并立刻成为举世知名的西塔琴名家。她是第一位在加尔各答音乐中心演奏的女性，19岁时更被邀请在英国外交部长面前演出。被「印度时报」选为2003年四位印度杰出女性、印度「时代杂志」也在来年选她为当代亚洲20位英雄人物之一。而这时她才只有25岁。过去安奴希卡的几张专辑都陆续得到葛莱美奖世界音乐类别的提名肯定，并成为第一位在葛莱美奖演出的印度女性。by Jason AnkenyThe daughter of sitar legend Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar began studying under her father at age nine, making her performing debut four years later. Appearing alongside her father as he toured the world, she appeared at Carnegie Hall while still in her teens, and also performed with Peter Gabriels WOMAD festival. She was the youngest and only female recipient of the House of Commons Shield awarded by British Parliament in recognition of her artistry and musicianship — as a pre-eminent musician of the Asian Arts. Shankar made her solo debut with 1998s Anoushka, released when she was still just 17 years old. Anourag followed two years later. The young prodigy added another triumph to her already impressive career in 2001 with her Live at Carnegie Hall album. The fusion- and worldbeat-inspired Rise arrived in 2005, followed by Karsh Kale: Breathing Under Water in 2007.