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Santoor maestro Pandit Bhajan Sopori passed away

Category : Obituaries
Published on: June 04 2022 Share on facebook

  • Santoor maestro and renowned music composer Pandit Bhajan Sopori has passed away.
  • Born in 1948, Pandit Bhajan Sopori hailed from the Sopore valley of Kashmir. He belonged to the Sufiana gharana of Indian classical music.
  • He learned western classical music from Washington University and Hindustani from his grandfather, SC Sopori, and father, Shambhoo Nath. In fact, Bhajan Sopori also taught music at Washington University.
  • Sopori was honoured with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1992 and the Padma Shri in 2004 for his contribution to Indian classical music.
  • Last month, legendary musician and santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passed away due to a cardiac arrest.
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