Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has condoled the passing away of santoor maestro and music composer Pandit Shivkumar Sharma.
“Deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of Santoor maestro, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma. He had unparalleled contribution in popularising Santoor and his passing away has left a huge void in the world of music. My thoughts and prayers for the departed soul. Om Shanti.”, the CM tweeted.
Deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of Santoor maestro, #PanditShivKumarSharma. He had unparalleled contribution in popularising #Santoor and his passing away has left a huge void in the world of music. My thoughts and prayers for the departed soul. Om Shanti.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) May 10, 2022
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passed away after a cardiac arrest at the age of 84 in Mumbai on Tuesday.
The Jammu-born musician, who elevated the santoor, once a little-known musical instrument from Jammu and Kashmir, to its present exalted global status, will also be remembered for the music he composed with the flute legend, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, for films such as ‘Silsila’, ‘Lamhe’, ‘Chandni’ and ‘Darr’.
He is survived by wife Manorama and two sons, one of whom, Rahul Sharma, is also an accomplished santoor player.
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