Our Cultural World Is Poorer: PM On Pandit Shivkumar Sharma’s Demise

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took to Twitter to condole the demise of Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma saying, his music will continue to enthral the coming generations. Sharma, a musical legend, passed away in Mumbai at the age of 84.

“Our cultural world is poorer with the demise of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Ji. He popularised the Santoor at a global level. His music will continue to enthral the coming generations. I fondly remember my interactions with him. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti,” PM Modi said in a tweet.

https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1523927993848107010?s=20&t=_iyArComNRUmMzRZes7BfQ

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma was an Indian composer and santoor player from Jammu. He received the Padma Shri in 1991, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001.

A Padma Vibhushan recipient, Pt Shivkumar Sharma was born in Jammu in 1938 and 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“, “Chandni” and “Darr“.

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