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Santoor Maestro Shiv Kumar Sharma Cremated With Gun Salute & Full State Honours
Veteran Santoor maestro Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma was given full state honours at the time of cremation, on May 11. Reportedly, Sharma (83) died due to a heart attack on May 10. Sharma was an eminent classical musician, who was known for taking Santoor (folk instrument), to the international stage. Sharma's sons Rahul and Rohit performed the last rites and then he was honoured with a gun salute.
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Renowned Santoor Player Shivkumar Sharma Passes Away At 84
Famous classical musician of India and Santoor player, Pt Shivkumar Sharma passed away at his Mumbai residence, on May 10. He died of a heart attack, confirmed his secretary Dinesh. This has ended an era of classical musicals, as Sharma was renowned in classical music, taking it to global success. Expressing condolences, PM Narendra Modi tweeted, "Our cultural world is poorer with the demise of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Ji".
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Odisha CM Requests Centre to Confer 'Classical' Status to Odissi Music
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on September 25 wrote to the Centre, requesting 'classical' status to Odissi music. He stated that Odissi music records back to the second century BC and has an individuality of its own (own core raga and tala), different from Hindustani and Karnatak music; and claimed it meets all the requirements to be conferred the status. The Odisha cabinet had approved the proposal regarding this notice.
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