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  Amitabh Bachchan on Pt ShivKumar Sharma: He played santoor in its brilliance

  Celebrities | May 11, 2022 19:21 IST

  Amitabh Bachchan paid tribute to Pandit ShivKumar Sharma, who began his journey in music as a tabla player when he was only five but soon found his calling in santoor, a stringed folk instrument from Jammu and Kashmir, and gave it global identity and classical pride.  

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  Maharastra govt announces state funeral for Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

  May 10, 2022 19:22 IST

  Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma introduced santoor to the world. He mesmerised people not only in India but also across the world with his music.

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  Santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma dies at 84; PM Modi and others condole

  Celebrities | May 10, 2022 14:27 IST

  A Padma Vibhushan recipient, Pandit 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.

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  Big B receives Maestro award from veteran Subhash Ghai

  Bollywood | July 18, 2013 16:20 IST

  Mumbai, Jul 17: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says times have changed a lot in Bollywood as today's actors have to prove themselves in their first film itself, which was not the case when he entered the

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  Big B, Chaurasia, Shiv Kumar Sharma honored at Whistling Woods

  Bollywood | July 18, 2013 8:33 IST

  Mumbai, Jul 17: Subhash Ghai's institute Whistling Wood had its 6th annual convocation in  Mumbai on Wdnesday. The ceremony was organized to felicitate  over 200 talented film & media graduates for successfully completing their education