Kolkata, April 7 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday paid tribute to legendary sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar on his birth anniversary, calling him one of the foremost cultural torchbearers of Bengal's Renaissance and a pride of Bengal and Bengalis.

In a post on X, CM Banerjee highlighted that the rapturous melodies of Pandit Ravi Shankar's music have introduced Indian classical music to a new global recognition.

"On the birth anniversary of the world-renowned sitarist, one of the foremost cultural torchbearers of Bengal's Renaissance, and the pride of Bengal and Bengalis -- Pandit Ravi Shankar -- I offer him my deepest reverence and heartfelt respect. The rapturous melodies of his music have introduced Indian classic...