#  FAS Current: 'Raghav Mehrotra: Finding his rhythm between classroom and stage' 

 





May 21, 2026

 

 

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The joint economics and music concentrator squeezed in some practice time at Holden Chapel.Carlos Sanchez/Harvard FAS Staff PhotographerDepartment of Music concentrator and Harvard-Berklee Joint Studies Program student **Raghav Mehrotra** '26 was recently profiled by Eileen O'Grady for the *FAS Current*.

Excerpt:

> *At the start of his first semester, Raghav Mehrotra wasn’t sitting in class. He was* [*sitting in as a guest drummer*](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiQl80tJoYq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D) *with the 8G Band for four episode tapings of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” in New York City.*
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> *The talk show host couldn’t resist ribbing the 18-year-old about missing his first week at Harvard College.*
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> *“Back to school on Monday, right?” Meyers joked. “I’m not writing you a second letter to the Dean!”*

To read the full profile, visit the [*FAS Current* website](https://current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/finding-his-rhythm-between-classroom-and-stage).



 

 

 

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