Nepal, Jan. 18 -- Prasanna Adhikari never knew how to do just one thing. His father, Pratap Adhikari, both a sportsman and a musician, raised him up to be just like him. Prasanna grew up learning to play badminton (just like his father) and loving music (just like his father again). "My earliest memory is of my father playing harmonium in the early hours of the morning and doing riyaz. I'd tease him when he was in his music zone. But I can't deny the impact music had in my childhood," he says.

Born to a family of artists, actors, and musicians, Prasanna grew up with music all around. In seventh grade, his father got him a guitar and he picked up a few chords from his cousins' music books. This was the beginning of his musical journey. He...