Ravi Hutheesing

Ravi Hutheesing is an American singer-songwriter/guitarist and former guitarist for the band Hanson, motivational speaker, writer, and pilot who works in both the music and aviation industries under the brand names "Ravi" and "The Raviator." He is also a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family and a cultural speaker at the invitation of the United States Department of State.

He is the grand nephew of Jawaharlal Nehru (India's first Prime Minister) and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (first woman president of the United Nations' General Assembly), and youngest son of Ajit Hutheesing, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Capital Partners Inc.

Career

Ravi was a guitarist for Hanson (Mercury/Polygram) in 1997 when they reached #1 on the Billboard Charts and were nominated for three Grammy awards. They appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Saturday Night Live, Good Morning America, Today, and several other national television shows, and also performed at Madison Square Garden and a White House Christmas party.