Indian sitar maestro Late Pandit Ravi Shankar has been selected among seven artists including Carole King and the Temptations for the Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award honorees.
Stephanie Schell, Grammys spokeswoman said on Wednesday, He was selected before his death and notified last week he was receiving the honor".
Shankar had received 3 Grammy awards during his lifetime.
Pandit Ravi Shankar died on Tuesday in southern California at the age of 92, after failing to recover from surgery at a hospital in La Jolla, near San Diego last week.
Celebrities and people from around the world have expressed their grief on the demise of legendary Sitar Maestro.
Amitabh Bachchan also mourned on the demise of Ravi Shankar. Telling about his last call with Shankar ji he wrote on his blog:
"A strange feeling crawls within me. Just last week his wife Sukanyaji had sent a message to me on my mobile, while I transited from Marrakech, Morocco to Florence in Italy. It was the first time ever that I had received a message from her,"
"She had requested a time when she could call back as Ravi Shankarji had wanted to talk to me. He was keeping unwell she had said and was to undergo a surgery on Thursday.
"Due to the time difference, I was unable to connect with her immediately and it was only the next day when I called back that she spoke most endearingly and put me on to the great maestro! I was speaking to Pandit Ravi Shankar for the very first time ever on the phone," he posted.
"We knew each other, there were strong and long family relationships, a few casual meetings, but nothing more. Why was he wanting to speak to me now? I was puzzled. But he came on the line, spoke with great warmth, on seeing me on the television often, of my films and my fans in the house, informed me that he was going in for a surgery - I had wished him well and after the phone call was over, sat for long, wondering how what had transpired had actually happened," he added.
(with inputs from ANI)
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