Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, who placed santoor on the center stage of classical music, passes away.
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About Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma
- A Padma Vibhushan recipient, Sharma was born in Jammu in 1938.
- He is believed to be the first musician to have played Indian classical music on the santoor, a folk instrument from Jammu and Kashmir.
- As one half of musician duo Shiv-Hari, he composed music with flute legend Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia for an array of films such as “Silsila”, “Lamhe” and “Chandni”.
- He was awarded:
- the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986,
- the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award in 1991, and
- the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian award in 2001.
