Which of the following sitar players was awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year 1999?

Correct option is B

The correct answer is (b) Pandit Ravishankar.

• Pandit Ravi Shankar was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1999.
• He was a renowned sitar player and composer who helped to popularize Indian classical music around the world.
• He was also a pioneer in the field of cross-cultural music, collaborating with Western musicians such as Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison.
• Pandit Bhimsen Joshi: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was a renowned classical singer who was awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year 2008.
• Bhupen Hazarika: Bhupen Hazarika was a renowned Assamese singer, songwriter, and composer who was awarded the Bharat Ratna in the year 2019.
• Hariprasad Chaurasia was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor, in 2000. He was also awarded the Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1984, and the Kalidas Samman in 1999.
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