ITC-SRA's call has been to inspire students with an inner sense of mission in music and to foster the creative exploration of this great genre of music through the Guru-Shishya Parampara. Our scholars have been chosen from all over the country after careful screening and they come to the Academy to fulfil the commitment to become a performing musician. Spurred on by a creative fervour, the metamorphosis begins at the feet of the guru as the mystery of a raga unfolds.

As part of the training process, each student is required to perform at the weekly Wednesday Recitals. The recital plays a pivotal role in the training of our scholars as it is aimed at moulding an artist as a performer. After a scholar matures in his or her art and performance skills, he or she is presented to the public through the ITC Sangeet Sammelans. 

Rashid Khan, a loyal and proud member of the Rampur Sahaswan Gharana, became a scholar at the Academy in April 1980 when he was barely 14 under the tutelage of the redoubtable Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan. He progressed to ‘scholar musician’ and finally from 1994-1998, became a guru of the Academy. These are excerpts from his performances at Siri Fort, New Delhi on Dec 4, 1993, accompanied by Samar Saha on tabla and Mehmood Dhaulpuri on harmonium (Raga Jog) and at the Golden Greats Music Festival, Kolkata on January 4, 1992, accompanied by Anando Gopal Bandopadhyay on tabla and Debu Prasad Dey on harmonium (Raga Bhatiyar).