Srinagar 10 May (KDC): Renowned santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, 84, died in Mumbai on Tuesday due to a cardiac arrest.
Sharma, one of India’s most well-known classical musicians, died between this morning at his residence in Mumbai. He was also suffering from renal ailments.
He took the stringed instrument, Santoor, to the global stage and successfully reached to the zenith in both classical and film music.
Sharma’s career lasted until the last moments of his life as he was due to perform in Bhopal next week. (KDC)
