Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Final Rites: Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma was cremated with full state honours, comprising Mumbai Police gun salute, on the Vile Parle Hindu crematorium, right here on Wednesday night with Bollywood turning out in pressure to bid him a tearful adieu. His spouse Manorama, sons Rahul and Rohit, relations and movie fraternity associates like his longtime associate Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and desk exponent Zakir Hussain have been amongst these current.Also Read – Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma – Santoor Maestro, Dead At 84. World Mourns
Earlier, a lot of distinguished personalities took Pt. Sharma’s last ‘darshan’ at his residence in Juhu, the place his mortal stays have been saved for 3 hours. Among those that got here and paid final respects have been Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Javed Akhtar and his spouse Shabana Azmi, singer Ila Arun, music composer Jatin-Lalit Pandit, many singers, musicians and commoners. Also Read – Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Dies: Lesser Known Facts About Legendary Santoor Maestro
Later, tons of of individuals might be seen on the roads bowing and providing their last farewell to the legendary musician draped within the tricolor as his flower-bedecked funeral cortege wended its technique to the crematorium.
Born on January 13, 1938, Pt. Sharma introduced the standard folk-music instrument ‘Santoor’ onto the world stage along with his distinctive renditions. He collaborated with the eminent flautist Pt. Chaurasia because the Shiv-Hari duo, composed music for a number of movies together with Silsila, Lamhe, Chandni, Darr and others.
Pandit Sharma was bestowed with honours and accolades together with the Padma Vibhushan in 2001. Top leaders, together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and different dignitaries mourned the demise of the 84-year-old Pandit Sharma following a cardiac failure on Tuesday morning.
