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Renowned santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passed away at the age of 84 due to a cardiac arrest.
In picture, Pt Shivkumar performing at Govt Girls College as part of Haryana Swarna Jayanti Celebrations in Sector 14 of Panchkula on Wednesday, November 15 2017. (Express photo by Jaipal Singh)
Sharma started playing the santoor at the age of 13 to make his father's dream come true. (Express archive photo)
When Sharma started, Santoor was an instrument that was played by folk singers in Kashmir valley. Sharma gave Santoor a classical status and exalted it along with other, more traditional and famous instruments such as sitar and sarod. (Express archive photo)
Santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma with flute player Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. (Express archive photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi 30.12.1995)
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma: May 10, 2022
The famous santoor player and Indian classical musician died of a heart arrest. He was 84 years old. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma had been suffering from kidney failure for a few months and was on dialysis. A state funeral at the Pawan Hans Juhu aerodrome in Mumbai was paid the ace musician on May 11.
Tabla player Zakir Hussain, Vocalist Pandit Jasraj and Pt Shivkumar Sharma. (Express archive photo)
Pt. Shivkumar Sharma was the first classical musician from India who worked on creation of a music video so that he could connect to the younger generation of music lovers. (Express photo by Pradeep Kocharekar, Mumbai-27-07-2013)
Sharma was a member of the renowned 'Shiv Hari' music-duo, which composed music for famous filmmaker Yash Chopra's films. The team wrote tunes for top singles such as 'Silsila,' 'Chandni,' 'Darr,' and 'Lamhe.' (Express archive photo)
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001. (Express archive photo by Vinayak Prabhu)
