Dr. Varsha Agarwal, the first female classical solo santoor player in India, enthralled the crowds at the Jaipur event of the desert storm series. She recalled the glory days of the art and shared her ...

Even as the music world was struggling to come to terms with the demise of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, the news of the demise of another Santoor legend Pandit Bhajan Sopori (1948-2022) on Thursday came ...

Vinay Desai, a disciple of well-known santoor maestro Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, has learnt from many different maestros over the years. He has expanded his knowledge and skills in playing this ancient ...

Santoor maestro Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya returned from a US tour with a mission to connect Indian Classical music with the next generation. He plans ...

Rahul Sharma, despite a successful Bollywood debut with 'Mujhse Dosti Karoge,' prioritized his classical and fusion santoor explorations. He found balancing film music with global performances ...

Milan, a two-day Indian classical music festival at Ravindra Bharathi on October 11–12. The event features Santoor maestro ...

He is survived by his wife and two sons Sorabh and Abhay, who also plays santoor. Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori, often referred to as the 'saint of santoor' and 'king of strings' for his mastery over ...

SRINAGAR: In a modest workshop filled with the fragrance of seasoned wood, 78-year-old Ghulam Mohammad Zaz continues a craft his family has preserved for eight generations — the making of the Kashmiri ...

For more than six decades, 85-year-old Ghulam Muhammad Zaz has been diligently crafting classical music instruments like the santoor and rabab by hand in his small workshop on the second floor of a ...

Santoor maestro and Padma Shri awardee Bhajan Sopori passed away on June 2 in Fortis Hospital, Gurugram at the age of 73. The Santoor legend was battling colon cancer stage 4 and was under treatment ...

Indian musician and composer Shivkumar Sharma, who elevated the 100-stringed hammered dulcimer to classical concert stages around the world, died Tuesday in Mumbai at age 84. He created a famously ...

Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], September 19 (ANI/PNN): Dr Varsha Agarwal, the first Indian female classical solo santoor player, mesmerized the audiences at the desert storm series in Jaipur, a joint ...