Ragamala autobiography vs biography

autobiography by Ravi Shankar

Raga Mala is an autobiographic work by Indian classical musician Ravi Shankar, published in as a hand-bound, limited edition book by Genesis Publications.

The initial print run was limited to signed and individually numbered copies, with a foreword by George Harrison, who also served as Shankar's editor. In addition, Oliver Craske was credited with providing "additional narrative".

In May , American music magazine Billboard announced the release there of a boxed deluxe edition of the book (priced at $), which included two CDs of music and a packet of incense.^[1]

The book was Shankar's second autobiography, after the publication of My Music, My Life.^[2][3] Following its original edition, Raga Mala was issued in mass-market format by New York publishers Welcome Rain in September

Reception

Reviewing the Welcome Rain edition in November , Kirkus Reviews commented that "the most lyrical