Santoor legend Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passes away. Mamata Banerjee condoles his death
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Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, a celebrated music legend, passed away due to a cardiac arrest today. He was 84.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condoled santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma’s death on Twitter on May 10. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, a celebrated music legend, passed away due to a cardiac arrest today. He was 84.
“Sad to know about the demise of Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, eminent Santoor player and internationally celebrated Indian music composer. His departure impoverishes our cultural world. My deepest condolences,” Mamata Banerjee tweeted.
See Mamata Banerjee’s post here:
Sad to know about the demise of Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, eminent Santoor player and internationally celebrated Indian music composer. His departure impoverishes our cultural world. My deepest condolences.
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma had been suffering from kidney-related ailments for the past six months. He was undergoing dialysis as well. His funeral will be held this evening.
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, who was born in Jammu, began learning santoor at the age of thirteen. Credited with popularising the santoor, his first public performance was in Mumbai in 1955.
With flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma also composed music for several Hindi films, including Silsila, Chandni as well as Darr.
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