Music

John Coltrane, the legendary jazz saxophonist, had a son named Ravi who was named after Pandit Ravi Shankar. Ravi Coltrane is also a saxophonist.

The sci-fi show, Battlestar Galactica, used the Gayatri Mantra as its opening theme and incorporated it liberally throughout the show.

The Baba in The Who's Baba O'Riley comes from Meher Baba, an Indian mystic whose followers included guitarist, Pete Townshend.

Bhangra Bloody Bhangra by Opium Jukebox is a Black Sabbath tribute album with an Indian flavour.

Off the album Revolver by The Beatles, the song Love You To is similar to a khayal in Kafi thāt/mode.

'Within You Without You' by The Beatles is a Hindustani song in Khamaj thāt/mode and features George Harrison on the sitar.