India, Sept. 5 -- When the world identifies you as the last disciple of legendary Indian sitarist Pandit Ravi Shankar and great grandson of music instrument creator Pandit Rikhi Ram Sharma, it's no easy feat to carry the two legacies. Yet, sitarist-musician Rishab Rikhiram Sharma is managing to honour his place in the world of music while carving his own niche.

Counting his blessings and crediting his teachers (gurus) for becoming a name to reckon with, especially after the success of his recent Sitar for Mental Health India Tour, Rishab shares, "There is a lot of self-talk that goes into thinking, if not me then who's gonna take [the legacy] forward? One is my guru's legacy and the other is my family's legacy. I need to carry both of th...