Archive · 2 Oct 2025
Sitar Maestro Rishab Sharma on Grief and Mental Health
Rishab Sharma, a sitar player, created 'Sitar for Mental Health' to help people feel better.
After losing his grandfather, he found comfort in playing the sitar, realizing it calmed him.
He then shared his music online.
He plays a special kind of music with breathing exercises to help people.
He's played for important people.
His goal is to use his music to bring comfort and peace to others.
Rishab Sharma, a disciple of Ravi Shankar, is on a mission to revolutionize Indian classical music.
He created the 'Sitar for Mental Health' project, which involves meditation and breathing exercises.
Sharma turned to the sitar after the loss of his grandfather in 2020.
His music is known for its fusion of styles.
Sharma aims to provide comfort with his music and wants to be the slowest sitarist.
- Who
- Rishab Rikhiram Sharma, sitar maestro
- What
- Shares how playing the sitar helped his mental health after grief and about his project 'Sitar for Mental Health'
- When
- After losing his grandfather in 2020
- Where
- Online, New York, White House, Dublin, London, Birmingham
- Why
- To cope with grief, and introduce people to the sitar to promote mental well-being.
- Project Name
- Sitar for Mental Health
- Sharma's Guru
- Ravi Shankar
- Genre Experimentation
- Indian ragas, Bollywood renditions
- Event
- Lost his grandfather in 2020
- Debut of Sitar for Mental Health
- 2021