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| According to me, Music is not for entertainment.My dream came true, once.Kashmir, owes its classical status
to Pandit Shivkumar Sharma.When Pandit Uma Dutt Sharma, a renowned vocalist from Jammu,
and a disciple of Pt.Little surprise that his concerts are awaited by connoisseurs,
music students, musicians and lay listeners alike.India as well as different parts of the world like Japan, Germany,
Australia and America.Call of the Valley, Feelings, Mountains, etc.Now for over forty years Santoor is an
indispensable part of Indian film music.His compositions for blockbusters
like Silsila, Lamhe, Chandni, Darr, etc.Naturally, his music is meditative
and soothing at the same time.Vedanta has resulted in creation of music for Shlokas from the Upanishads
and a new raag called Antardhwani.India and overseas have tried to capture Pt.Today he has over 100
recordings to his credit in LPs, CDs, audio cassettes and even DVDs.University of Jammu (1991) Padmashree (1991), Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Award
(1998), and Padma Vibhushan (2001), to name a few.Indian ethos and values.Indian classical musician, working in the Hindustani classical music tradition.He is a master of the santoor, a folk instrument from the valley of Kashmir.It is a type of hammered dulcimer whose strings are struck with a pair of light carved wooden mallets.When Pandit Uma Dutt Sharma, a renowned vocalist from Jammu and a disciple of Pandit Bade Ramdasji of Benares gharana discovered the instrument, he became interested by its possibilities.After extensive research on the instrument he passed on to his only son Shivkumar the responsibility of establishing it on the concert platform.Pandit Shivkumar Sharma are synonymous.Hari for composing Hindi film music.Shivkumar Sharma is the recipient of many national and international awards including honorary citizenship of the city of Baltimore, USA (1985), Sangeet Natak Academy Award (1986), Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar (1990), Honorary Doctorate from the University of Jammu (1991), Padmashree (1991), Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Award (1998), and Padma Vibhushan (2001).Karan Singh, gives his first public performance of the santoor at the Sur Singar Samsad's Swami Haridas Sammelan in Bombay
Starts working on the modifications on the santoor over the period of the next 10 years
Works with music director Vasant Desai and composes and plays several pieces for V.The musical legend of the Sharma family continues with the impressive debut of Rahul Sharma, Shivkumar's younger son, in the concert halls of India and abroad.Pandit Shivkumar Sharma received "Padma Vibushan" the second highest award given to a citizen of India.This page was last modified 12:46, 24 December 2007.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Here is a brief profile and biography of Pandit
Shiv Kumar Sharma.Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma was born on January 13, 1938.Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma learnt
both the Tabla and the Santoor.Kumar Sharma became famous because of his improvisations with santoor, a
folk instrument from the valley of Kashmir.Tantri Veena, was used as an accompaniment to a specific type of
singing called Sufiana Mausiqi.Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma.He introduced the new chromatic arrangement of
notes and increased the range to cover full three octaves.India, but also across the globe.Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is the recipient of many national and
international awards.He is also received the
honorary citizenship of the city of Baltimore, USA (1985).Lalgudi Jayarama Iyer
L.He modified the instrument and created new playing techniques to express the full range
and beauty of classical Gandharva Music on the santoor.Santoor is played with a pair of curved sticks made out of walnut wood, and produces a
variety of lively tonal effect reminiscent of the Piano or the Harp.On these recordings Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is accompanied by Aneesh Pradhan on tabla,
and by Rahul Sharma on tanpura.It produces a variety of lively tonal effects reminiscent of the
piano or harp.Two strings are tuned to the same pitch.After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.On these recordings Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is accompanied by Aneesh Pradhan on tabla, and by Rahul Sharma on tanpura.He was trained under his father, Pandit Umadutt Sharma, an exponent
of the Benaras Gharana and the raj pandit at the court of Maharaja Pratap Singh.In his early years, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma learnt both the tabla
and the santoor.Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma has been honoured by the Sahitya
Natak Akademi Award and the Padma Shree.Born on 13th January, 1938, Pandit Shivkumar is a
very famous and respected classical musician of India.Kashmir and was modified extensively before being used as a
classical instrument.It was used in earlier times to accompany a particular type of
music called Sufiana Mausiqi.Read this biography to know the life
history of Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma.Later, he concentrated only on the
Santoor and single handedly brought it into the limelight.Santoor and increased its range to cover the three octaves to make
it more appropriate for playing classical music.Rahul is also a famous Santoor player now.He has improvised and created totally new playing techniques to express the full range and beauty of classical Gandharva Music on the Santoor.Born on 13 January 1938 in the Benaras Gharana.In his early years, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma learnt both the Tabla and the Santoor.In addition he was also a vocalist.Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma has been honoured by the Sahitya Natak Akademi Award and the Padma Shree.Will 2008 prove lucky for Navya Nair? |
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