Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma

Shivkumar Sharma (born January 13, 1938) is an Indian Santoor player. The Santoor is a folk instrument from Jammu and kashmir. Sharma is often referred to by the title Pandit. He was born in Jammu to the singer Uma Dutt Sharma and his mother tongue is Dogri. His father started teaching him vocals and tabla when he was just five. Uma Dutt Sharma did "extensive research" on the santoor, and decided that Sharma should be the first musician to play Indian classical music on the santoor.