Niece Mamata Shankar: I have lost my father again

December 12, 2012 10:48

Pt Ravi Shankar's niece (elder brother legendary dancer Uday Shankar's daughter) Mamata Shankar was sobbing uncontrollably when Rediff.com spoke to her this morning. "I am shocked. The idea is yet to sink in. I would have liked to see him once, but that is not possible. His death created a vacuum that can never ever be fulfilled. It feels like I lost my father again this morning..."

-- Mamata Shankar spoke to Rediff.com's Indrani Roy.

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