By Shalini Venugopal Bhagat Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, an Indian musician and composer who was the foremost exponent of the santoor, a 100-string instrument similar to the hammered dulcimer ...

What that trajectory would’ve done for Pandit Shivkumar Sharma ... world is poorer with the demise of Pt Shivkumar Sharma ji. He popularised the santoor at a global level.

Mumbai: The world of Indian music lost one of its legends on Tuesday as eminent santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, 84, passed away in Mumbai. He will be cremated with state honours on Wednesday.

Legendary musician and santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passed away on May 10 at the age of 84. He was suffering from kidney-related issues for the last six months and was on dialysis.

Inspired by Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Kawa, at the age of 12, transitioned from the tabla to the santoor, an instrument that finds its origins in the Vedic era as the ‘Vana’ implying 100 strings.

(Both father and son were given the title of Pandit, or "teacher ... When he was just 17 years old, in 1955, Shivkumar Sharma debuted his santoor playing at a classical music concert in Mumbai.

Shivkumar Sharma, veteran santoor maestro, passed away in Mumbai ... “The passing away of Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharmaji marks the end of an era. He was the pioneer of santoor and his contribution ...

Shiv Kumar Sharma Death: Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, a legendary Santoor player passed away on May 10, 2022, at the age of 84. Shivkumar Sharma was suffering from kidney-related issues from the past ...

MORE The santoor was invisible to those sitting ... the annual classical music conference in Ahmedabad, the mystery of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma’s art intensified under his luxuriant nimbus.

The santoor maestro and music composer, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, passed away after a cardiac arrest at the age of 84 in Mumbai on Tuesday, May 10. He had been suffering from kidney-related ...

New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday offered condolences to eminent Santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma's family after his demise saying, his music will ...

The tributes poured in. "Sad to know about the demise of Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, eminent Santoor player and internationally celebrated Indian music composer. His departure impoverishes our ...