ਰਿਸ਼ਭ ਸੀਨ ऋषभ सीन Rishabh Seen

👑 राम 🏹 Sitar Sadhak, Sevak of 🇮🇳 Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet. World's First Sitar Player on Forbes Aisa 30 Under 30 & Youngest Sitar Player ever on Rolling Stone India Cover.

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In October 2019, at the age of 22 Rishabh Seen became the Youngest & the First Sitar Player ever to headline Saarang 2019 night of Confluence Festival at the Jubliee Hall in association with SPIC MACAY, @NITKurukshetra

As the curtain opened, Rishabh Seen was welcomed with a thunderous applause which was a testimony to the Sitar Player prowess & popularity at that time. In a musical culture & industry dominated by Singers, Rappers & Pop artists, rarely is a Sitar player received by the audiences especially young audiences. Such fandom was unheard & unachieved for a young Sitar player in 2019, before the Instagram reels era.

Rishabh Seen performed Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet by presenting a traditional Sitar Vadan in Raga Gawati, accompanied by Mohandeep Bawra on Tabla. That day was one of the many such days to come when Rishabh Seen brought one of his lifetime goals to life - to make Sitar, Instrumental Music & Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet 'cool', acceptable & longed for by the young generation of India.

Rishabh Seen achieved this moment that day by a pure traditional Sitar Vadan that day not by any kind of fusion, which is a rare feat. The Sitar recital concluded to a standing ovation.

#RishabhSeen #Sitar #Vadak #BharatiyaShastriyaSangeet #HindusthaniPaddhati #RishabhSitar #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #Bharat #Kurukshetra #NITK #NITKurukshetra #SpicMacay #SpicMacayKurukshetra

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In December 2017, Sitar Player Rishabh Seen created history by becoming the Youngest & First Sitar player to perform as a co-headliner on the International Music Festival Stage of the Mood Indigo festival by IIT Bombay. Rishabh Seen documentary on YouTube showcases how this performance ended with the crowd chanting 'Once More'.

Rishabh Seen performed Raga Bhimplasi along with his accompanists on Pakhwaj & Tabla. After an hour of enthralling Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet Vadan, the crowd refused to let Rishabh Seen go without playing more & started chanting 'Once More, Once More'. It was one of those surreal moments where a young Sitar player managed to make the crowd filled with young generation suddenly fall in love with an often ignored & sidelined musical art-form like Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet, especially Vādya Sangeet (Instrumental Music).

That day Rishabh Seen brought one of his lifetime goals to life - to make Sitar, Instrumental Music & Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet 'cool', acceptable & craved for by the young generation of India. Rishabh Seen achieved this moment that day by a pure traditional Sitar Vadan that day, not by any kind of fusion, which is a rare feat. Rishabh Seen documentary on YouTube showcases how this performance ended with the crowd chanting 'Once More'.

#RishabhSeen #Sitar #BharatiyaShastriyaSangeet #HindusthaniPaddhati #RishabhSitar #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #Bharat #Mumbai #IITBombay #MoodIndigo #InternationalMusicFestival

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On 25th March 2018, Sitar Player Rishabh Seen became the Youngest & First Sitar player & Indian Classical Musician to become one of the headliners of the Ragam, NIT Calicut by National Institute of Technology Calicut in Kerala.

Usually college festivals are known to invite Singers, Rappers or other vocal centric pop musicians or bands to Headline an event. It's rare for this spot to be entrusted and given to an Instrumentalist, that too to a 21 Year old Indian Classical Instrumentalist. Breaking this loop, Sitar player Rishabh Seen took the stage as the headliner to perform for around 3,000 people & performed an enthralling dual set in which he presented the traditional Sitar Vadan in Raga Bihag for the young audiences for them to experience, feel & develop a connection to Bharat's own traditional music & sound through Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet. Tabla Accompaniment by Mohandeep Bawra.

In the second half Rishabh presented a SITAR METAL set with songs from his first album Mute The Saint & unreleased songs from the upcoming album Sitar Metal for the audiences to experience the sheer Shakti of Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet & Heavy Metal coming together, resulting in a one of a kind third-eye opening experience.

#RishabhSeen #Sitar #Vadak #BharatiyaShastriyaSangeet #HindusthaniPaddhati #RishabhSitar #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #Bharat #Mathura #Kerala #NITCalicut #ragamfestival

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In 2017, Sitar Player Rishabh Seen performed at the Enactus Festival of Ramjas College. Rishabh Seen performed Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet by presenting a traditional Sitar Vādan in Raga Vrindāvani Sārang & Bhimpalasi, accompanied by Mohandeep Bawra on Tabla.

#RishabhSeen #Sitar #Vadak #BharatiyaShastriyaSangeet #HindusthaniPaddhati #RishabhSitar #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #Bharat #DelhiUniversity #RamjasCollege #EnactusFestival

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On 18th February 2018, Sitar Player Rishabh Seen became the Youngest & First Sitar player & Indian Classical Musician to headline the Enterpreneurship Conclave by the E-Cell, GLA University in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.

Sitar player Rishabh Seen took the stage as the headliner & performed a powerful dual set in which he presented the traditional Sitār Vādan in Raga Yaman Kalyan for the young audiences for them to experience, feel & develop a connection to Bharat's own traditional music through Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet. Tabla Accompaniment by Mohandeep Bawra.

In the second half Rishabh presented a SITAR METAL set with songs from his first album Mute The Saint & unreleased songs from the upcoming album Sitar Metal for the audiences to experience the sheer Shakti of Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet & Heavy Metal coming together, resulting in a one of a kind third-eye opening experience.

The trend of a blue-coloured traditional Sitar was started by Sitar Player Rishabh Seen way back in 2016. During a time when only travel/electric Sitars had different colours, traditional sitars were only limited to black and shades of brown. Rishabh Seen changed that forever by being the first Sitar player to bring new colours to the traditional Sitār. He named his signature Blue Sitar 'Saptarishi' and from 2016 he played blue Sitars. Rishabh Seen was also the first Sitar player to play a chromatic Sitar in 2019 during the India tour of his band SITAR METAL.

#RishabhSeen #Sitar #Vadak #BharatiyaShastriyaSangeet #HindusthaniPaddhati #RishabhSitar #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #Bharat #Mathura #UttarPradesh #EConclave #GLAUniversity

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On 17th February 2018, Sitar Player Rishabh Seen became the Youngest & First Sitar player to become one of the headliners of the EKPHRASIS 2018 Festival by the School Of Planning & Architecture in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

Sitar player Rishabh Seen took the stage as the headliner & performed a powerful dual set in which he presented the traditional Sitār Vādan in Raga Bageshwari for the young audiences for them to experience, feel & develop a connection to Bharat's own traditional music through Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet. Tabla Accompaniment by Mohandeep Bawra.

In the second half Rishabh presented a SITAR METAL set with songs from his first album Mute The Saint & unreleased songs from the upcoming album Sitar Metal for the audiences to experience the sheer Shakti of Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet & Heavy Metal coming together, resulting in a one of a kind third-eye opening experience.

The trend of a blue-coloured traditional Sitar was started by Sitar Player Rishabh Seen way back in 2016. During a time when only travel/electric Sitars had different colours, traditional sitars were only limited to black and shades of brown. Rishabh Seen changed that forever by being the first Sitar player to bring new colours to the traditional Sitār. He named his signature Blue Sitar 'Saptarishi' and from 2016 he played blue Sitars. Rishabh Seen was also the first Sitar player to play a chromatic Sitar in 2019 during the India tour of his band SITAR METAL.

#RishabhSeen #Sitar #Vadak #BharatiyaShastriyaSangeet #HindusthaniPaddhati #RishabhSitar #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #Bharat #Bhopal #MadhyaPradesh #SchoolOfPlanningAndArchitecture #Ekphrasis

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Sitar Player Rishabh Seen performing in Pune during the Arijit Singh India tour 2017-2018.

In the pre-instagram reels world, by the year 2017, Sitar Player Rishabh Seen had reached a point where his SITAR METAL videos, both originals & cover versions would not only go viral in India, but garner global attention & headlines. As the result of his popularity in November 2017, Rishabh Seen received a call from Mumbai where a person from the legendary Bollywood Singer Arijit Singh's team told him that they wanted Rishabh Seen to join Arijit's band on the Sitar as Arijit Singh was familiar with his work & had seen his videos. Hence, Sitar Player Rishabh Seen was hand-picked and invited by Arijit Singh which resulted in him touring with the band for almost 2 years across America, Canada, India, Europe, South Africa, Dubai & Qatar.

Rishabh Seen became the youngest musician in the Arijit Singh & World Musicians group. A young Sitar Vādaka from Jalandhar Punjāb, Rishabh Seen was playing Sitar in arenas & Stadiums with Arijit Singh all across the world at the age of 20.

The trend of a blue-coloured traditional Sitar was started by Sitar Player Rishabh Seen way back in 2016. During a time when only travel/electric Sitars had different colours, traditional sitars were only limited to black and shades of brown. Rishabh Seen changed that forever by being the first Sitar player to bring new colours to the traditional Sitār. He named his signature Blue Sitar 'Saptarishi' and from 2016 he played blue Sitars. Rishabh Seen was also the first Sitar player to play a chromatic Sitar in 2019 during the India tour of his band SITAR METAL.

#RishabhSeen #Sitar #Vadak #BharatiyaShastriyaSangeet #HindusthaniPaddhati #RishabhSitar #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #Bharat #Bollywood #ArijitSingh

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Sitar Player Rishabh Seen during soundcheck at the Wembley Arena in London for the Arijit Singh UK-Europe Tour 2019.

In the pre-instagram reels world, by the year 2017, Sitar Player Rishabh Seen had reached a point where his SITAR METAL videos, both originals & cover versions would not only go viral in India, but garner global attention & headlines. As the result of his popularity in November 2017, Rishabh Seen received a call from Mumbai where a person from the legendary Bollywood Singer Arijit Singh's team told him that they wanted Rishabh Seen to join Arijit's band on the Sitar as Arijit Singh was familiar with his work & had seen his videos. Hence, Sitar Player Rishabh Seen was hand-picked and invited by Arijit Singh which resulted in him touring with the band for almost 2 years across America, Canada, India, Europe, South Africa, Dubai & Qatar.

Rishabh Seen became the youngest musician in the Arijit Singh & World Musicians group. A young Sitar Vādaka from Jalandhar Punjāb, Rishabh Seen was playing Sitar in arenas & Stadiums with Arijit Singh all across the world at the age of 20.

The trend of a blue-coloured traditional Sitar was started by Sitar Player Rishabh Seen way back in 2016. During a time when only travel/electric Sitars had different colours, traditional sitars were only limited to black and shades of brown. Rishabh Seen changed that forever by being the first Sitar player to bring new colours to the traditional Sitār. He named his signature Blue Sitar 'Saptarishi' and from 2016 he played blue Sitars. Rishabh Seen was also the first Sitar player to play a chromatic Sitar in 2019 during the India tour of his band SITAR METAL.

#RishabhSeen #Sitar #Vadak #BharatiyaShastriyaSangeet #HindusthaniPaddhati #RishabhSitar #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #Bharat #Bollywood #ArijitSingh

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Sitar Player Rishabh Seen performing in front of 40,000+ crowd in Gujarat with the Arijit Singh & World Musicians Group during the tour of India 2017-2018.

In the pre-instagram reels world, by the year 2017, Sitar Player Rishabh Seen had reached a point where his SITAR METAL videos, both originals & cover versions would not only go viral in India, but garner global attention & headlines. As the result of his popularity in November 2017, Rishabh Seen received a call from Mumbai where a person from the legendary Bollywood Singer Arijit Singh's team told him that they wanted Rishabh Seen to join Arijit's band on the Sitar as Arijit Singh was familiar with his work & had seen his videos. Hence, Sitar Player Rishabh Seen was hand-picked and invited by Arijit Singh which resulted in him touring with the band for almost 2 years across America, Canada, India, Europe, South Africa, Dubai & Qatar.

Rishabh Seen became the youngest musician in the Arijit Singh & World Musicians group. A young Sitar Vādaka from Jalandhar Punjāb, Rishabh Seen was playing Sitar in arenas & Stadiums with Arijit Singh all across the world at the age of 20.

The trend of a blue-coloured traditional Sitar was started by Sitar Player Rishabh Seen way back in 2016. During a time when only travel/electric Sitars had different colours, traditional sitars were only limited to black and shades of brown. Rishabh Seen changed that forever by being the first Sitar player to bring new colours to the traditional Sitār. He named his signature Blue Sitar 'Saptarishi' and from 2016 he played blue Sitars. Rishabh Seen was also the first Sitar player to play a chromatic Sitar in 2019 during the India tour of his band SITAR METAL.

#RishabhSeen #Sitar #Vadak #BharatiyaShastriyaSangeet #HindusthaniPaddhati #RishabhSitar #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #Bharat #Bollywood #ArijitSingh

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In April 2021, Sitar Player & Indian Classical Musician Rishabh Seen created history by becoming not only the World's First & but also the Youngest Sitar player to be in the @forbesasia Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 List of 2021 at the age of 24 as the Founder of SITAR METAL @sitarmetal.

"As a Sitar Vadaka, I fulfilled this dream by staying true to my roots as an instrumentalist, never compromising amidst a music culture overwhelmingly centered on vocalists. Growing up, I observed that music was synonymous with singing - whether in cars in traffic, TV, schools, music festivals, malls, airports etc. vocal music was everywhere with no existence of instrumental music in mainstream culture, outside the world of Indian Classical Music. Instead of letting this discourage me, I positively drew inspiration to create cultural awareness for instrumental music, making it as accessible as vocal music. Coming from a family of esteemed Vadakas, I envisioned expanding the sitar’s global reach, which could only happen by taking it beyond the usual genres it was used in so that the youth worldwide could embrace, purchase & learn this vadya.

Be it Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet & SITAR METAL, I’ve fronted all my music with the sitar & kept it entirely instrumental. Despite constant reminders that music held little importance without vocalists, I believed I could change this. I felt that collaborating with singers, actors, dancers etc. for their own projects was great, but that being the only way for an instrumentalist to build a career didn't sit right with me. I aimed to set an example for future Vadakas, showing that as instrumentalists, they didn't have to rely on including singing in their music or themselves become singers to be heard or be famous. So, to me, at least taking the first step to establish instrumental music as its own culture on its own feet in both streaming & live was what mattered. Success to me, meant achieving this on my own terms-through the sitar & instrumental music alone, & with Prabhu's bal, I did." - #RishabhSeen

#RishabhSeen #Sitar #BharatiyaShastriyaSangeet #HindusthaniPaddhati #RishabhSitar #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #Bharat #Forbes #ForbesAsia #30Under30

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In April 2018, Sitar Player & Indian Classical Musician Rishabh Seen became the World's youngest Sitar player in the history to be featured on the cover of a Rolling Stone Magazine, the Rolling Stone India @rollingstonein at the age of 21.

As the reader opens this edition of the magazine, you can find multiple dedicated pages featuring Sitar Player Rishabh Seen's images, his images alongside Sitar legend Pt. Ravi Shankar & George Harrison, and a dedicated cover story article about Rishabh Seen's family, his various viral Sitar playthrough Versions & various projects/albums like Mute The Saint & Sitar Metal.

A Historic moment for Indian Classical Sitar Vadakas, Instrumentalists of Bharat & fans of SITAR METAL.

"As a Sitar Vadaka, I fulfilled this dream by staying true to my roots as an instrumentalist, never compromising amidst a music culture overwhelmingly centered on vocalists. Growing up, I observed that music was synonymous with singing - whether in cars in traffic, TV, schools, music festivals, malls, airports etc. vocal music was everywhere with no existence of instrumental music in mainstream culture, outside the world of Indian Classical Music. Instead of letting this discourage me, I positively drew inspiration to create cultural awareness for instrumental music, making it as accessible as vocal music. Coming from a family of esteemed Vadakas, I envisioned expanding the sitar’s global reach, which could only happen by taking it beyond the usual genres it was used in so that the youth worldwide could embrace, purchase & learn this vadya.

Be it Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet & SITAR METAL, I’ve fronted all my music with the sitar & kept it entirely instrumental. Despite constant reminders that music held little importance without vocalists, I believed I could change this. I felt that collaborating with singers, actors, dancers etc. for their own projects was great, but that being the only way for an instrumentalist to build a career didn't sit right with me. I aimed to set an example for future Vadakas, showing that as instrumentalists, they didn't have to rely on including singing in their music or themselves become singers to be heard or be famous. So, to me, at least taking the first step to establish instrumental music as its own culture on its own feet in both streaming & live was what mattered. Success to me, meant achieving this on my own terms-through the sitar & instrumental music alone, & with Prabhu's bal, I did" - Sitar Player Rishabh Seen.

#RishabhSeen #Sitar #BharatiyaShastriyaSangeet #HindusthaniPaddhati #RishabhSitar #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #Bharat #RollingStone #RollingStoneIn

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On February 12, 2021 Sitar Player & Indian Classical Musician Rishabh Seen became the World's youngest Sitar player in the history to be included in the Special Mentions list of Forbes India 30 Under 30 at the age of 24. A Historic moment for Indian Classical Sitar Vādakas, Instrumentalists of Bharat & fans of SITAR METAL.

"As a Sitar Vadaka, I fulfilled this dream by staying true to my roots as an instrumentalist, never compromising amidst a music culture overwhelmingly centered on vocalists. Growing up, I observed that music was synonymous with singing - whether in cars in traffic, TV, schools, music festivals, malls, airports etc. vocal music was everywhere with no existence of instrumental music in mainstream culture, outside the world of Indian Classical Music. Instead of letting this discourage me, I positively drew inspiration to create cultural awareness for instrumental music, making it as accessible as vocal music. Coming from a family of esteemed Vadakas, I envisioned expanding the sitar’s global reach, which could only happen by taking it beyond the usual genres it was used in so that the youth worldwide could embrace, purchase & learn this vadya.

Be it Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet & SITAR METAL, I’ve fronted all my music with the sitar & kept it entirely instrumental. Despite constant reminders that music held little importance without vocalists, I believed I could change this. I felt that collaborating with singers, actors, dancers etc. for their own projects was great, but that being the only way for an instrumentalist to build a career didn't sit right with me. I aimed to set an example for future Vadakas, showing that as instrumentalists, they didn't have to rely on including singing in their music or themselves become singers to be heard or be famous. So, to me, at least taking the first step to establish instrumental music as its own culture on its own feet in both streaming & live was what mattered. Success to me, meant achieving this on my own terms-through the sitar & instrumental music alone, & with Prabhu's bal, I did." - Sitar Player Rishabh Seen.

#RishabhSeen #Sitar #Vadak #BharatiyaShastriyaSangeet #HindusthaniPaddhati #RishabhSitar #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #Bharat #Forbes #ForbesIndia

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In 2016, at the age of 20 Rishabh Seen created history by becoming the youngest Sitar player in the history of Punjab to achieve the B-High grade from All India Radio making this a historic moment for Punjāb/Punjābis & setting a gold standard for all future generations of Sitar/Veena players of Punjab.

The trend of a blue-coloured traditional Sitar was started by Sitar Player Rishabh Seen way back in 2016. During a time when only travel/electric Sitars had different colours, traditional sitars were only limited to black and shades of brown. Rishabh Seen changed that forever by being the first Sitar player to bring new colours to the traditional Sitār. He named his signature Blue Sitar 'Saptarishi' and from 2016 he played blue Sitars. Rishabh Seen was also the first Sitar player to play a chromatic Sitar in 2019 during the India tour of his band SITAR METAL.

#RishabhSeen #Sitar #Vadak #BharatiyaShastriyaSangeet #HindusthaniPaddhati #RishabhSitar #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #Bharat #Punjab #AllIndiaRadio #Jalandhar #Sangeet #BlueSitar

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In 2018, at the age of 22 Rishabh Seen became the Youngest Sitar Player in the history of Punjāb to perform a Sitar solo for DD Punjābi.

Rishabh Seen performed Raga Bhimplasi & Sh. Tilak Raj Suryavanshi accompanied him on Tabla. Sher Singh accompanied Tanpura. This program was telecasted all across India via DD Punjābi.

Sitar Player Rishabh Seen's Father & Guru Pt. Manu Kumar Seen was present amongst the many Indian Classical Music connoisseurs & musicians in the audience.

The trend of a blue-coloured traditional Sitar was started by Sitar Player Rishabh Seen way back in 2016. During a time when only travel/electric Sitars had different colours, traditional sitars were only limited to black and shades of brown. Rishabh Seen changed that forever by being the first Sitar player to bring new colours to the traditional Sitār. He named his signature Blue Sitar 'Saptarishi' and from 2016 he played blue Sitars. Rishabh Seen was also the first Sitar player to play a chromatic Sitar in 2019 during the India tour of his band SITAR METAL.

#RishabhSeen #Sitar #Vadak #BharatiyaShastriyaSangeet #HindusthaniPaddhati #RishabhSitar #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #Bharat #BlueSitar #DDPunjabi #Punja

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👑 राम 🏹 Creating history many fronts, Rishabh Seen (@rishabhseen on social media) is a Bharatiya Shastriya Sitar Vadaka from Punjab, Bharat. He is the son of the iconic Sitar Maestro Pt. Manu Kumar Seen & the Grandson of Legendary Tabla maestro Sangeetacharya Pt. Lachhman Singh Seen. Rishabh Seen hails from the prominent 'Seen' family of Punjab which is the only family in Punjab with a continued line of 3 generations of Bharatiya Shastriya Vādakas (Indian Classical Instrumentalists) who were all born & are based in Punjab, with Rishabh Seen being the 3rd Generation. The 'Seen' family is revered & respected for their generational contributions in preserving & propagating Bharatiya Shastriya Sangeet & Vadya sangeet in Punjab.

In 2008, at age 12 Rishabh Seen became the First & Youngest Punjab based Sitar Player in the history to Win the Junior category of the prestigious Harivalbabh Music Competition.

in 2015, at age 19 Rishabh Seen also became the First & Youngest Punjab based Sitar Player to win the Senior category of the prestigious Harivalbabh Music Competition.

At the age of 15, in 2012 Sitarist Rishabh Seen toured Japan with his sister SurPriya Seen where both presented Indian Classical Sitar-Santoor Duo concerts under the banner of Swar-Sangam concert series. The Duo presented 10 Concerts in 30 Days centered around the Gifu Province of Japan. During this tour Rishabh Seen & SurPriya Seen met & performed for the Mayor of Tajimi City at the City Hall, they also performed at the HQ of TYK Corporations in Tajimi. The Duo also performed in various public libraries & schools like the Nemoto School, Heiwa School & also performed at the World-Famous Gifu Rose Garden in the Indoors auditorium.

In 2015, at the age of 19 Sitar Player Rishabh Seen started a historic sonic revolution in the world of music by laying the foundation of his instrumental band SITAR METAL ‎⁨@sitarmetal⁩ which would eventually become a one-of-a-kind Globally recognised Musical phenomenon.

In 2015, Rishabh Seen became the First Sitar Player & the only Indian Classical Musician to be included in the list of 'Top 10 Young Entrepreneurs' of 2015' by ScoopWhoop.

The trend of the iconic blue-colored traditional Sitar was started by Sitarist Rishabh Seen in 2016. During a time when only travel/electric Sitars had different colors, traditional sitars were only limited to black and shades of brown. Rishabh Seen changed that by being the first Sitar player to bring new colors to the traditional Sitar. Some of Rishabh Seen's blue sitars were also the first sitars to have the matte finish. He named his signature Blue Sitar 'Saptarishi' & from 2016 he played blue Sitars. Rishabh Seen was also the first Sitar player to play a chromatic Sitar in 2018 for composing for SITAR METAL & for Arijit Singh Tours.

From 2015-2018, Rishabh Seen became the World's Youngest & Only Sitar player to deliver 4 TEDx talks, all available on Youtube.

In 2016, at the age of 20 Rishabh Seen created history by becoming the youngest Sitar player in the history of Punjab to achieve the B-High grade from All India Radio (A.I.R.).

In 2016, at the age of 20 Rishabh Seen became the World's First & Only Sitar player to endorse an Amplifier brand 'Laney' for 2 years.

In 2017 at age 21, Rishabh Seen was handpicked by Legendary singer Arijit Singh to tour with Arijit Singh & World Musicians across Bharat, Qatar, Dubai, U.K. & Europe, U.S.A., Canada & South Africa. Rishabh Seen became the youngest musician in the Arijit Singh & World Musicians group. A young Sitar Vādaka from Jalandhar Punjab, Rishabh Seen was playing Sitar in arenas & Stadiums with Arijit Singh all across the world at the age of 21.

Sitar Player Rishabh Seen created History by becoming the Youngest Sitar player in the history to be featured on Cover of Rolling Stone India at the age of 22, in April 2018.

In 2021, age the age of 24 Sitar Player Rishabh Seen became the youngest Sitar player ever to be Included in the special Mentions list of Forbes India 30 Under 30 List.

Rishabh Seen is the World's First & Youngest Sitar Player in the history to be featured in Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 (2021) at age 24 as the founder of his band SITAR METAL.

Since 2020, Rishabh Seen has been inactive. In 2021, after releasing a 10-page statement, all Rishabh Seen deleted all his social media handles including his YouTube channel & left music & all public life sighting various issues within himself & the people he was surrounded with. Rishabh mentioned unaddressed issues that had mounted over the last couple of years & stated health related issues also as the reason for his hiatus.

In 2025 the social media accounts are back on social media showcasing all the previously deleted & never before seen content in the form of videos & pictures. However, the hiatus from music & musical life still continues in 2025 with no sign of return to music or any new releases signaled.

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Arijit Singh playing Rishabh Seen's Sitar | Sitar Player Rishabh Seen with Arijit Singh over the years 2017-2019.

In the pre-instagram reels world, by the year 2017, Sitar Player Rishabh Seen had reached a point where his SITAR METAL videos, both originals & cover versions would not only go viral in India, but garner global attention & headlines. As the result of his popularity in November 2017, Rishabh Seen received a call from Mumbai where a person from the legendary Bollywood Singer Arijit Singh's team told him that they wanted Rishabh Seen to join Arijit's band on the Sitar as Arijit Singh was familiar with his work & had seen his videos. Hence, Sitar Player Rishabh Seen was hand-picked and invited by Arijit Singh which resulted in him touring with the band for almost 2 years across America, Canada, India, Europe, South Africa, Dubai & Qatar.

Rishabh Seen became the youngest musician in the Arijit Singh & World Musicians group. A young Sitar Vādaka from Jalandhar Punjāb, Rishabh Seen was playing Sitar in arenas & Stadiums with Arijit Singh all across the world at the age of 20.

The trend of a blue-coloured traditional Sitar was started by Sitar Player Rishabh Seen way back in 2016. During a time when only travel/electric Sitars had different colours, traditional sitars were only limited to black and shades of brown. Rishabh Seen changed that forever by being the first Sitar player to bring new colours to the traditional Sitār. He named his signature Blue Sitar 'Saptarishi' and from 2016 he played blue Sitars. Rishabh Seen was also the first Sitar player to play a chromatic Sitar in 2019 during the India tour of his band SITAR METAL.

#RishabhSeen #Sitar #Vadak #BharatiyaShastriyaSangeet #HindusthaniPaddhati #RishabhSitar #IndianClassicalMusic #Music #Bharat #Bollywood #ArijitSingh

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Sitar Player Rishabh Seen during soundcheck for the Arijit Singh USA tour 2019.

In the pre-instagram reels world, by the year 2017, Sitar Player Rishabh Seen had reached a point where his SITAR METAL videos, both originals & cover versions would not only go viral in India, but garner global attention & headlines. As the result of his popularity in November 2017, Rishabh Seen received a call from Mumbai where a person from the legendary Bollywood Singer Arijit Singh's team told him that they wanted Rishabh Seen to join Arijit's band on the Sitar as Arijit Singh was familiar with his work & had seen his videos. Hence, Sitar Player Rishabh Seen was hand-picked and invited by Arijit Singh which resulted in him touring with the band for almost 2 years across America, Canada, India, Europe, South Africa, Dubai & Qatar.

Rishabh Seen became the youngest musician in the Arijit Singh & World Musicians group. A young Sitar Vādaka from Jalandhar Punjāb, Rishabh Seen was playing Sitar in arenas & Stadiums with Arijit Singh all across the world at the age of 20.

The trend of a blue-coloured traditional Sitar was started by Sitar Player Rishabh Seen way back in 2016. During a time when only travel/electric Sitars had different colours, traditional sitars were only limited to black and shades of brown. Rishabh Seen changed that forever by being the first Sitar player to bring new colours to the traditional Sitār. He named his signature Blue Sitar 'Saptarishi' and from 2016 he played blue Sitars. Rishabh Seen was also the first Sitar player to play a chromatic Sitar in 2019 during the India tour of his band SITAR METAL.

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