Born to musician parents RHITOM SARKAR, a child prodigy, was initiated into Indian classical music, but when he picked up a guitar, he was mesmerized by its ability to glide. The highly innovative mind of Rhitom restlessly searched the ways and means to incorporate all the finer nuances of Indian music on his guitar.

At the age of nine, he began learning guitar under Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya and continued for ten years. He learned under Mr. Debotosh Dey, Guitarist of AIR and had advanced training with Pt. Shyamal Chatterjee (sitarist), a disciple of Late Ustad Dabir Khan Sahib, and Pt. Ravi Shankar. He received taleem from Tabla maestro Subhankar Banerjee and Pt. Samar Saha. Rhitom attended a special appreciation class with Pt. Ajoy Chakroborty (vocal) and Pt. Budhadeb Dasgupta (sarod). He also received taleem in incorporating Classical Music in Spanish (Western) Guitar under the guidance of music composer-director Sri Madhu Mukherjee.

Rhitom’s specialties include performing uncommon Ragas and Talas, incorporating elements of Spanish Guitar into Indian classical music, and creating a meditative effect stimulating the chakras.