Soham Munim (right) and Ravish Shet

When he was nine, late Pandit Nikhil Banerjee got a job with All India Radio. He was the youngest to be employed by the premier institution. Over the years, the sitar maestro — through regular riyaz and an open mind — stamped his arrival. This was the time Pandit Ravi Shankar was at his peak. Banerjee died at 55 in 1986, and his music continues to be heard. On his 85th birth anniversary, Soham Munim (31), a Mumbai-based sitar player, will pay tribute to the whiz.