| Make music compulsory in schools: Pt. Shivkumar Sharma |
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| Written by PTI | |
| Thursday, 30 April 2009 | |
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Sharma, who was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2001 said, "if there was a musician in every family there would not have been partition of India." Describing Indian music as melodious, he noted that "musicians are not created, they are born. They come from the past experience of life." Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, flute maestro with whom Sharma composed the film music was also present on the occasion. Others present were painter Anjali Ila Menon and Baroness Shreila Flather. The 71-year-old music veteran, who came here from New York, was also a vocalist for some years and is credited with single-handedly making the santoor a popular classical instrument. Sharma, who recorded his first solo album in 1960, teamed up with Pandit Chaurasia and Pandit Brijbhushan Kabra to produce the thematic album, 'The Call of the Valley' which turned out to be one of the greatest hits in Indian classical music. He is also recipient of many national and international awards including honorary citizenship of the city of Baltimore, USA, Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan. |
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