"In July of 1988 the Palace of Culture of the Soviet Union premiered Shankar’s “Swar Milan,” although the recording of the concert was called Inside the Kremlin. It was an epic piece with seven passages, using more than 140 musicians and singers from the Russian Folk Ensemble, the Chamber Orchestra of the Moscow Philharmonic, the Government Chorus from the Ministry of Culture, and Shankar’s own Indian ensemble. The composition was successful in bringing together the various music of these greatly different cultures, and once again Shankar was able to create a completely new sound."

Ravi Shankar, Three Ragas in 'D' Minor