'Love Letters' an effort to give women equal representation in music: Anoushka Shankar

Sitarist, composer and producer Anoushka Shankar says her new EP "Love Letters" is special as it shows how women show up for each other in times of crisis.

The musician said writing and recording "Love Letters" was an intimate experience and she felt it was important for her to collaborate with women artistes.

"It was a very organic process, gentle and intimate process. I just felt drawn towards the kind of music that really needed a strong female presence -- female writers, female producers, female figures and that just kind of unfolded on its own," Anoushka told PTI in an interview.

The sitarist said she teamed up with her female peers as she wanted to contribute to the cause of gender equality through her music.

"I actively wanted to continue that way. Firstly, on a musical level and also on another level, where in the last few years we've all been speaking so much about representation in different fields of work and whether women are getting enough opportunities in all areas."
"It is like homecoming. The kind of love people in India shower on me is overwhelming. I'm coming here after over two years and I'm excited."