The mere mention of santoor drags you to the musically beautiful world created by Pandiit Shiv Kumar Sharma. The legacy of the living legend is being carried forward by his son and disciple Pandit ...

This World Music Day, Times Music proudly presents a soul-stirring tribute to India's royal heritage and timeless legacy with the release of Ethereal – Splendour of Mewar, a newly created five-track ...

SRINAGAR: In a modest workshop filled with the fragrance of seasoned wood, 78-year-old Ghulam Mohammad Zaz continues a craft his family has preserved for eight generations — the making of the Kashmiri ...

Rahul Sharma, despite a successful Bollywood debut with 'Mujhse Dosti Karoge,' prioritized his classical and fusion santoor explorations. He found balancing film music with global performances ...

Santoor maestro Pandit Abhay Rustum Sopori and singer Ragini Rainu The Kashmir Education, Culture, and Science Society (KECSS) celebrated its 14th annual festival, "Shuhul Taaph," held at the KECSS ...

He single-handedly elevated a 100-string instrument little known outside Kashmir into a prominent component of Hindustani classical music. By Shalini Venugopal Bhagat Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, an ...

The Saraswati veena epitomises India’s ancient classical music while the santoor is inextricably linked to the folk tradition of Kashmir. Bringing these two instruments together on stage could be a ...

The son of the late musician Pt. Shivkumar Sharma, will perform in Dubai this weekend Santoor player Rahul Sharma, son of the Indian musician Pandit Shivkumar Sharma. Supplied Ask any Indian about the ...

Rahul Sharma's performance has the capacity to surprise. That's not unusual for someone of his caliber. He would, however, like to credit it to the constant need to reinvent himself. "As an artist, ...

Mumbai: “Shivji was a mountain of man… He brought what was a relatively unknown instrument from the mountains and made it an essential part of mainstream classical music. Frankly, I feel anxious and ...