India, Feb. 19 -- The management of sitarist Rishab Rikhiram Sharma has firmly pushed back against recent remarks by Anoushka Shankar, who had said he was not a formal disciple of her father, legendary maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar. In an exclusive statement to HT City, his management said, "Rishab Rikhiram Sharma is Pandit Ravi Shankar's youngest and last disciple. This is an authenticated and documented fact, and it is not open to speculation or challenge."

"Rishab Rikhiram Sharma honours his Guru through unwavering riyaaz, humility and lifelong service to the art form, not through public rhetoric. We strongly urge audiences to rely on documented archival evidence and to respect the sanctity of India's Guru-Shishya tradition before formi...