Anoushka Shankar Says She Was Sexually Abused
Anoushka Shankar, musician and daughter of the legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar, has admitted she was sexually abused as a child. In a video to support a global campaign to end violence against women - One Billion Rising - she said the abuse had been by "a man my parents trusted". Ms Shankar said she had suffered "groping, touching and verbal abuse". There has been growing outrage in India at the treatment of women after the fatal gang rape of a woman in December. The One Billion Rising movement was started by American playwright and feminist Eve Ensler to mark the 15th anniversary of the V-day campaign to end violence against women. A number of events have been organised in India on 14 February - the day the campaign is calling for one billion people around the world to rise up against gender-based crimes. In the video, recorded in her London home, Ms Shankar, 31, appealed for people to ...