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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ricky Kej and Falguni Shah are the winners of which award?
A
Abel Prize
B
Academy Awards
C
Pritzker Architecture Prize
D
Grammy Awards
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -By Tiasa Bhowal : Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Ricky Kej and Falguni Shah after their Grammy Award win on Monday. Indian-American singer Falguni Shah won the Best Children’s Music Album award at the Grammys, while Ricky Kej won the prize in the Best New Age Album category.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. Ricky Kej and Falguni Shah are the recent winners of which award? Notes: Two Indian musicians were among the winners at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Composer Ricky Kej won his second Grammy Award as he won the award for Best New Age Album, jointly with Stewart Copeland for their album ‘Divine Tides’.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian musician won his second Grammy in the Best New Age Album category at the 64th Grammy Awards 2022. He had won the award for the same album along with rock legend Stewart Copeland. Kej won his first Grammy in 2015 for his album ‘Winds of Samsara’.

Detailed explanation-4: -A.R. Rahman Rahman won the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album in 2008, alongside sound engineer H Sridhar and mix engineer and record producer PA Deepak, for the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Pandit Ravi Shankar. Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar will be honoured with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously, organizers of the Recording Academy announced, the first Indian to get the prestigious award.

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