LEGACY LIVES ON

Santoor maestro Rahul Sharma on live concerts, watching his dad perform on stage and how the santoor legacy continues with his son

- Anita Aikara

Santoor maestro Rahul Sharma is set to perform at Santoor Serenity Healing Harmonies, a fusion live concert and fundraiser for the upcoming 26th edition of the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2026.

The charity fundraiser is scheduled for October 12 at 6:30 pm at the Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai. It is helmed by the Kala Ghoda Association and Kala Ghoda Arts Festival in collaboration with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS).

At the concert, along with Rahul, there is Ojas Adhiya on tabla, Vinayak Pol on drums, Avinash Chandrachud on keyboard, and Amit Gargil on bass guitar. “The tracks have been chosen over some thought, and hopefully the people resonate with it and enjoy it.”

Rahul has been playing for 25-30 years now, and Santoor Serenity Healing Harmonies will feature, in bits and parts, his albums and collaborations. Most importantly, it will feature the santoor, which comes from the valley of Kashmir, and was brought into Indian classical music by his father — the legacy continues with Rahul. Apart from that, it will also feature the folk from the region of Jamun and Kashmir.