27th September, 2002
President's Secretariat  


SANTOOR MAESTRO PANDIT SHIV KUMAR SHARMA PRESENTS BOOK TO THE PRESIDENT


The renowned santoor maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma alongwith his team presented a copy of his book co-authored by "Journey with a Hundred Strings: My Life in Music" to Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam, the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan last evening.

Accepting the book, the President said he was an admirer of Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma for his accomplishment in music. The President also said that Panditji’s music flowing from his santoor gives bliss and happiness to his body.

In his book, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma provides a fascinating insight into his life as a classical musician, details his associations with other musical maestros and his struggle to establish the santoor as a classical Indian instrument. Panditji has created a new genre of instrumental music using innovative experiments, but without compromising on its purity.

 

 
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