{"id":321888,"date":"2022-05-10T14:18:39","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T08:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apnlive.com\/?p=321888"},"modified":"2022-05-10T14:18:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T08:48:39","slug":"santoor-legend-pandit-shivkumar-sharma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/santoor-legend-pandit-shivkumar-sharma\/","title":{"rendered":"From collaborating with top musicians to winning the most prestigious awards, take look at life journey of Santoor legend Pandit Shivkumar Sharma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Indian legendary musician who has won millions of hearts through his outstanding contribution to classical music, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma said his final goodbye to the world at the age of 84 on May 10 in Mumbai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The veteran musician was born in Jammu and started learning santoor at the age of thirteen. Later, he was credited for popularising the musical instrument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Santoor master was among the finest and rare classical musicians who have created a niche for himself with his talent in the world of film music as well. He has given many hit albums throughout his career and composed the best music for several Hindi films in collaboration with the top Indian musicians including classical flutist Hariprasad Chaurasia, which gained the country\u2019s top awards. People used to love their work so much the due so much, that they named the due as the Shiv-Hari music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both have given the best music for movies that includes Silsila in 1980. Faasle (1985), Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991), and Darr (1993).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pandit Shivkumar Sharma&#8217;s achievements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Pandit Shivkumar Sharma was awarded the prestigious Platinum disc for the Hindustani classical music album Call of the Valley in 1967, romantic drama film Silsila in 1981 and romantic drama film Chandni in 1981<\/li><li>In 1985, Santoor player was also awarded honorary citizenship of the city of Baltimore, USA.<\/li><li>The classic musician also received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986 by India&#8217;s National Academy of Music, Dance &amp; Drama, Sangeet Natak Akademi.<\/li><li>Shivkumar Sharma has won some prestigious awards for his outstanding work in classical music that includes the Padma Shri in 1991, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian legendary musician who has won millions of hearts through his outstanding contribution to classical music, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma said his final goodbye to the world at the age of 84 on May 10 in Mumbai. 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