My work on sitars are done by Ajay Rikhiram elder son of Pt Bishan Dass Rikhiram, a Wonderful Creative instrument maker. Ajay also has made the sitars Anouskha and I play now.

In the field of manufacturing Indian instruments specially the sitar, the name of Rikhiram is widely known, not only in India but also all over the world. Ajay Rikhiram is the grandson of Rikhiram & son of late Bishan Dass ji who was a great friend of mine. He has carried on the legacy of manufacturing instruments especially the sitar & every good musician of India would love to have his instrument. Ajay is a nice salesman & a good human being & has a great sense of humour. He plays sitar, so that he can cater to the demand of the listeners & artist & the demand of the audience. He is called Ajay Sharma, but I affectionately call him Ajay Sharma Rikhi ram & his shop at Connaught Place New Delhi is very famous, everyone knows it & his is a widely known business & has respectable admirers all over India & I am sure Ajay needs no further introduction.

Rikhi Ram Musical Instrument Mfg Co....is the foremost maker of musical instruments in our country. My association with Shri Bishan Das goes back to the time that I got my first Sitar. It was presented to me by Bishan Das ji, and since then I have only used Sitars made by them. Today my Sitars are made and looked after by his son Ajay Rikhi Ram. In my opinion he is the best maker of Instruments in our country today....And I am delighted that his son Akhil has also taken up this art form...and is doing wonderful work. Their integrity and dedication towards their work is exemplary....and feel happy and blessed to have them as part of my musical family.

It’s such a pleasure being here, we have been talking about this all afternoon. I have been talking with Ajay Bhai, my sitar & Vaneeta & Akhil who is doing the filming of this wonderful place. I always come here to Rikhiram’s, its my first stop when I am here in Delhi & he does a wonderful jawari for my sitar & I am sitting here today enjoying this. Those who are playing sitar and who are doing, they know this address, but they must come here & work with him, which is really fabulous. I am delighted to be here. More soon later.