Anushka ta haife ta ne a Landan kuma an raba yarinta tsakanin London da Delhi. Ita ce 'yar Sukanya Shankar da masanin sitar na Indiya Ravi Shankar, wanda ke da shekara 61 lokacin da aka haife ta. Ta hanyar mahaifinta, ita ma 'yar'uwar' yar Amurka ce Norah Jones (wanda aka haifa Geetali Norah Shankar), da Shubhendra "Shubho" Shankar, wanda ya mutu a 1992. A matsayin matashi, Anoushka ya zauna a Encinitas, California, kuma ya halarci makarantar sakandare ta San Dieguito.
London da kuma Delhi