Growing up in a world of music and tabla, for Rushi, son of Pandit Divyang Vakil, music runs in his blood. Formally training in tabla for over 20 years and teaching himself keyboard for over 10 years, he has great understanding of Indian and Western music styles. He regularly performs as a tabla artist and keyboard artist and has Rushi has been a music director and composer for commercial CDs and documentaries as well as his own world fusion band Taan.

Rushi has performed as a tabla artist in many countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Belgium and Hong Kong. He is a member of Pandit Divyang Vakil's Tabla Ecstasy and Power of Tabla. He also provides accompaniment on the keyboard for the tabla ensembles Tabla Taandav and Ardha Taal Chakra.

As composer, his world fusion group Taan is a creative exploration of Indian and world music, made with the desire to show the beauty of Indian classical music and showing its relevance to music from around the globe. As the lead keyboard player, Rushi expresses the mood and movement of the compositions and is the laykari of the group. Rushi effortlessly moves between the keyboard and tabla, showcasing his command over melody and rhythm.

Aside from composing and playing tabla and keyboard, Rushi trains others in these two instruments at Riders Music Institute. He has also performed in many different countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Belgium and Hong Kong. He has worked with musicians from different countries and music traditions and has performed at the SFinks Festival and Colorafestival in Belgium.