This is the first and only definitive authorized biography of a talent that emerges once a century— Shankar Mahadevan.Extensively researched and packed with endearing incidents and enduring accounts from theife ofan artist who has been hailed as one of the greatest of all time. This biography captures Shankar athis most multifaceted: singer, musician, composer, friend, family man, guru and, ultimately, iconicartist and man beloved by millions.Drawing on many hundred hours of interviews with Shankar, this authorized biography paints thecomplete picture of a man who effortlessly glides into each of his facets with the same amount ofpassion and energy. Despite the fame and accolades, Shankar Mahadevan still identifies as a regularboy from Mumbai’s Chembur. His is a heartwarming tale of down-to-earth humanity, so typical ofMumbai.The candour and honesty with which Shankar narrates his journey is extremely rare for a man ofhis stardom. In The Musical Maverick, Shankar reveals that he trained to become a veena artiste inhis childhood. While teaching him to play a kriti, his veena guru told him to also sing it in order to execute it well, thereby setting off his interest in singing. This eventuallyed to the formation oftheegendary composer-trio: Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. His singing career was noess spectacular, withsongsike ‘Suno Gaur Sey Duniya Walo’, still a must at almost every event of national importance—sporting, cultural or otherwise.With a raga of everlasting friendship; sweet notes of an adorable childhood romance; and thedrumroll for the success story of the boy who won the world with his music, this saga willeaveyou breathless.