Pandit Shivkumar Sharma (1938-2022)
Interviews
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1h 8m
We pay our respect to Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Ji's who graced the Darbar Festival stage with his music three times. Pandit Ji's first appearance at Darbar Festival in 2010 at the Kings Place, was uniquely special when he gave a special in-conversation session with Dharambir Singh Dhadyalla MBE together with his students Harjinderpal Matharu and Kiranpal Singh.
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