Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori composed music for over 6,000 songs, including Urdu, Kashmiri
Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori composed music for over 6,000 songs in almost all Indian languages, including Hindi, Kashmiri, Dogri, Sindhi, Urdu and Bhojpuri, as well as Persian and Arabic.
Jun 02, 2022, 20:05 PM IST
Santoor maestro Pandit Bhajan Sopori dies in Gurugram hospital
Bhajan Lal Sopori death: He is survived by his wife and two sons Sorabh and Abhay, who also plays the santoor.
Jun 02, 2022, 17:27 PM IST
Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma cremated with full state honours, host of celebs bid tearful adieu
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma's last rites: His wife Manorama, sons Rahul and Rohit, family members and film fraternity friends like his longtime partner Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and table exponent Zakir Hussain were among those present.
May 11, 2022, 21:03 PM IST
Shiv Kumar Sharma, santoor maestro, dies at 84, Amjad Ali Khan condoles his death
A Padma Vibhushan recipient, 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.
May 10, 2022, 13:18 PM IST
