Santoor player, Pt. Bhajan Sopori (73) passed on Thursday in Gurugram after a prolonged illness. He was diagnosed with Colon Cancer last June.Recipient of the Padma Shri, Sangeet Natak Akademi and Jammu and Kashmir State Lifetime Achievement .
Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori composed music for over 6,000 songs in almost all Indian languages, including Hindi, Kashmiri, Dogri, Sindhi, Urdu and Bhojpuri, as well as Persian and Arabic.
Uniindia: New Delhi, June 2 (UNI) Leaving a major void in the Indian music industry and the cultural identity of Jammu and Kashmir, renowned Santoor maestro Pandit Bhajan Sopori passed away at a private hospital in Gurugram on Thursday.