The sixth edition of CITI-NCPA Aadi Anant festival seeks to celebrate the vitality of the guru-shishya tradition. Santoor is inseparably associated with Shiv Kumar Sharma, a living legend of Indian music. Modifications made to the instrument with respect to its physical structure and the innovative performance techniques developed by him, have given the instrument its unique voice and idiom. Such path-breaking efforts have helped santoor acquire a position on par with other string instruments in the contemporary Indian art music. Having emerged as one of the most promising santoor players of his generation, Rahul Sharma, son and disciple of Shiv Kumar Sharma, is an icon of the youth today. His cross-cultural international collaborations with world-renowned artistes like the highest selling French pianist Richard Clayderman and such others have opened new avenues to connect the younger audiences with their roots. The father-son duo will perform a duet (samvad) on santoor to showcase vitality of the guru-shishya tradition.