Rishab Sharma
Rishab Sharma (born 17 September 1998) known professionally as Rishab Rikhiram Sharma is an Indian sitar player and composer. He is the son of luthier Sanjay Rikhiram and youngest disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar.[1]
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| File:Rishab India Center.pngFile:Rishab India Center.png Rishab performing for India Center in New York (November 2019) | |
| Born | New Delhi, India |
| 🏫 Education | CUNY Queens College, Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram |
| 💼 Occupation | Sitarist, Music Composer, Luthier |
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He has played for Indian Television Shows such as Hindustan Ke Hunarbaaz and 'Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega'.
In the show 'Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega' Moved by his performance, Bollywood music director Anu Malik made his way on stage and removed the ring from his finger and gifted it to Rishab as a token of appreciation. He later revealed that the ring is not an ordinary one and is the same one which Farah Khan had gifted him during the shoot of the film Main Hoon Na.[2]
Rishab also performed at the Howdy Modi event (22 September 2019) in a gathering of more than 60,000 people.[3]
During the Coronavirus lockdown, Rishab was invited to a virtual session on Indian Music at the USIBC India Ideas Summit & 45th Annual Meeting (July 21, 2020).[4][5]
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- ↑ "Pandit Ravi Shankar treated me like family, says his sitar-maker". Zee News. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ "When Anu Malik gifted his ring to a contestant - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ "PM Modi attends Howdy Modi community programme in Houston - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ USIBC (July 21, 2020). "USIBC India Ideas Summit & 45th Annual Meeting" (PDF). USIBC India Ideas Summit & 45th Annual Meeting Agenda. Unknown parameter
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