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Sharma was an exponent of santoor, a dulcimer-like instrument Indian classical music legend Shiv Kumar Sharma has died at the age of 84. Sharma was an exponent of santoor, a dulcimer-like instrument.

Mention the word santoor, and the first name that comes to mind is the late Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, the musician credited with bringing the trapezoid-shaped string instrument known to the world.

Watching Abhay Rustum Sopori play raag Bhagwati, his own creation, on the santoor at a recent concert during the Pandit Kshitpal ... and Kashmir – Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma and Pt.