Question

Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is related to which musical instrument?
1. Sarangi
2. Tabla
3. Santoor
4. Flute

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Santoor

The correct answer is Santoor

• Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma born on January 13, 1938, in Jammu and Kashmir India.
• He is an Indian Santoor virtuoso who is credited with shifting the instrument from a predominantly accompaniment and ensemble role in the Sufi music of Kashmir to a solo role in the Hindustani classical music tradition of North India.
• He has single-handedly lifted his folk instrument, the Santoor, to full acceptance within the classical solo field.

• Instruments and Musicians:

Sarangi	Ustad Sultan Khan
Tabla	Ustad Zakir Hussain
Flute	Hariprasad Chaurasia