Anoushka Shankar slams Air India for damaging her sitar despite handling fee: ‘How have you done this?’
Multiple Grammy-nominated musician Anoushka Shankar has publicly slammed Air India after her sitar was damaged during her recent travel, despite the airline charging her a handling fee. Expressing deep frustration, she said she was “devastated” and questioned how they could be so careless. Last month, Anoushka picked up multiple Grammy nominations for her latest work, Chapter III: We Return to Light. Anoushka Shankar slams Air India The musician, who is the daughter of late sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, took to Instagram on Wednesday to voice her anger at Air India after discovering her sitar had been damaged in transit. Sharing a video of the broken instrument, she detailed her recent travel experience and criticised the airline for its handling. In a video, Anoushka is heard saying, “First, I was looking at the top of my sitar and I thought it was really out of tune. After I tuned it, I picked it up to play and that’s when I realised…This was my first time flying Air India in a long time. You’re the country …
