Anoushka Shankar

The poet and his muse

Medha Shri

That Anoushka Shankar is a talented sitarist is no secret, but what’s not known, however, is that her boyfriend, Nishant Peralta too is a poet and a painter. We recently caught up with Anoushka an

d Nishant at an art do. Considering he has two talented ladies in his life – his artist sister, Blanca, and Anoushka, we asked him about his creative inclinations. And before we could finish our question, he said, “So you want to know about my creative talent? Hmmm... I paint and write poetry as well.” Interesting! So, we asked his ladylove if h

e writes to woo her. Anoushka blushed and said, “Yes, he does,” and added, “He is a brilliant poet. In fact, one of the songs in my new album is his piece.” It was time for Nishant to pitch in and he said, “And you thought they had all the talent? I’m creative too.”

And when is the couple planning to tie the knot? Nishant joked, “What knot? Ropes?” and everyone laughed. Anoushka smiled, looked at Nishant and said, “I’m not in a hurry, are you, Nishant?” Nishant shook his head and said, “No. We aren’t in a hurry.”
Anoushka, who was holding a clutch and a book, requested Nishant to hold them for her, “Can you please, please hold these? My wrist is hurting.” Nishant looked at her and said gently, “Only the book.”
Well, that’s one romantic couple!