Shivkumar Sharma
Shivkumar Sharma | |
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Sharma in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 13 January 1938 Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, British India |
| Died | 10 May 2022 (aged 84) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
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| Instruments | |
| Years active | 1955–2022 |
| Website | santoor |
Shivkumar Sharma (13 January 1938 – 10 May 2022) was an Indian classical musician and santoor player who is credited with adapting the santoor for Indian classical music. As a music composer, he collaborated with Indian flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia under the collaborative name Shiv–Hari and composed music for such hit Indian films as Faasle (1985), Chandni (1989), and Lamhe (1991).
Sharma was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986 and the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan (India's fourth and second highest civilian awards) in 1991 and 2001.