THERE is some strange sense of mysticism to Siraj Bazaar in Srinagar. For almost seven decades, this has been my base, my work, my life and a manufacturing hub for Kashmir’s Sufi music instruments. On one side flows the Jhelum river, and on the other the historical Zainakadal, and tucked betwe
Nature has equated its gift of lofty snow-clad mountains, gurgling rivers, lakes, tall swinging trees, and fruit and flowers with human talent which really mirrors the beauty of Jammu and Kashmir.Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma was god-gifted Santoor .
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma The death of Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, a great santoor player, is surprising and sad news for the music world. His death is a tragic loss for the entire country.
Proud son of the soil, a calm composed and graceful Shiv Kumar Sharma , a legend in playing Santoor and mesmerising millions of people, is no more. With his passing away, a great loss has been suffered by the traditional Indian classical music and a void has been created which, perhaps, for decades cannot be filled by having such a maestro doing magic with the pair of mallets on the instrument he loved and rather adored his life throughout. A […]
MUMBAI, May 10: Santoor virtuoso Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, who took the stringed instrument to the global stage and successfully straddled the worlds of classical and film music, died here on Tuesday following a heart attack. He was 83. Sharma, one of India’s most well known classical musicians, died between 8 and 8.30 am at his Pali Hill residence here, his secretary Dinesh told PTI. He had been active till the end and was due to perform in Bhopal next […]