GK
FAMOUS PERSONALITIES
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Mandolin
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Santoor
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Sitar
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Veena
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is an Indian santoor player from the state of Jammu and Kashmir. He received the national and international awards, including honorary citizenship of the city of Baltimore, USA, in 1985.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sangeet Natak Akademi Award winner and Padma Vibhushan, Pt Shivkumar Sharma is credited to giving santoor a classical status among the ranks of sitar and sarod. He was also the first musician to bring the santoor to Indian cinema. He passed away today at the age of 84 due to a cardiac arrest.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, an Indian musician and composer who was the foremost exponent of the santoor, a 100-string instrument similar to the hammered dulcimer, died on Tuesday at his home in Mumbai. He was 84. Indian news reports said the cause was cardiac arrest.