Anoushka Shankar Debunks 'Last Disciple' Claim About Rishabh Rikhiram and Ravi Shankar

• Anoushka Shankar clarified that Rishabh Rikhiram Sharma was never formally initiated as Pandit Ravi Shankar's disciple, despite claims of being his 'last and youngest disciple'.
• She stated that Rishabh learned intensively from her father's senior disciple, Parimal Sadaphal, and had only a couple of informal lessons with Pandit Ravi Shankar.
• Anoushka emphasized that the families knew Rishabh from childhood as the son of their instrument maker, Sanjay Rikiram Sharma, and the 'last disciple' story is untrue.
• Rishabh Rikhiram Sharma had previously claimed Pandit Ravi Shankar offered to be his guru after seeing a video of his performance.
• Anoushka Shankar acknowledged Rishabh's talent, stating he 'deserves all success with or without that story'.