Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Indian Classical Musician
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	13/01/1938
Age	84 years (died on 10, May, 2022)
Birthplace	Jammu and Kashmir, India
Date of Death	10/05/2022

Bio/Wiki

Real Name	Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
Nickname Earned	Santoor Maestro

Physical Stats & More

Height	6’ 1”
Weight	75 kg
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Grey

Personal Life

Death Date	10/05/2022
Place of Death	Mumbai
Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Religion/Religious Views	Follower of Sri Satya Sai Baba
Hometown	Jammu
Marital Status	Married

Relationships & More

Wife/Spouse

Manorama Sharma

Children

Son	Rahul Rohit
Daughter	None

Parents

Father	Pandit Uma Dutt Sharma (vocalist and tabla player)
Mother	Kesar Devi

Siblings

Sister	Sarla Raina

Career

Debut

As a Santoor Player

Film	Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje
Song	Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baje

Awards, Honours, Achievements

Honorary citizenship of the city of Baltimore, USA (1985)
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1986)
Padma Shri Award (1991)
Padma Vibhushan Award (2001)
Tansen Samman (2004)
Deenanath Mangeshkar Award (2005)
Pandit Chatur Lal Excellence Award (2015)
Sangeet Martand Ustad Chand Khan Lifetime Achievement Award (2016)
Platinum Disc for 'Call of the Valley'
Platinum Disc for the music of the film 'Silsila'
Gold Disc for the music of the film 'Faasle'
Platinum Disc for the music of the film 'Chandni'

Favourites

Food	Dogri cuisine Ambal Jammu ke rajma
Actors	Amitabh Bachchan Rishi Kapoor Sunil Dutt
Actresses	Rekha Hema Malini Jaya Bachchan
Singers	Lata Mangeshkar R.D. Burman Mohammed Rafi

Some Lesser Known Facts

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is known for popularizing the Santoor in Indian classical music.
He began studying Tabla and Vocal music with his father when he was five years old.
At the age of thirteen, he became the first musician to perform Indian classical music on the santoor.
Sharma customized the santoor to enhance its sound resonance.
He adhered to teaching music through the traditional Guru Shishya system without any charges.
His son Rahul also stepped into the world of music.
Besides classical music, he composed music for films to support himself financially.
His compositions have been used in music therapy sessions.
He opted out of acting opportunities to focus solely on music.
His life has been depicted in both a biopic and a biography.