Shivkumar Sharma (born January 13, 1938, Jammu, India is an Indian Santoor player.The Santoor is a folk instrument from Kashmir and Jammu. Sharma is often referred to by the title Pandit Born in Jammu to the singer Uma Dutt Sharma His mother tongue is Dogri. In a 1999 interview to rediff.com, Shiv kumar said that his father started teaching him vocals and tabla when he was just five. He goes on to say that Uma Dutt Sharma did "extensive research" on Santoor, and decided that Shiv kumar should be the first Musician to play Indian Classical Music on Santoor. So he started learning Santoor at the age of thirteen,and made Uma Dutt Sharma's dream come true. He gave his first public performance in Bombay in 1955.
Born in Jammu to the singer Uma Dutt Sharma.His mother tongue is Dogri. In a 1999 interview to rediff.com, Shiv kumar said that his father started teaching him vocals and tabla when he was just five.He goes on to say that Uma Dutt Sharma did "extensive research" on Santoor, and decided that Shiv kumar should be the first Musician to play Indian Classical Music on Santoor. So he started learning Santoor at the age of thirteen, and made Uma Dutt Sharma's dream come true. He gave his first public performance in Bombay in 1955.

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