SPIC MACAY’s ‘Anubhav 4’ to celebrate the classics of Late Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma

Paying tribute to Late Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, the santoor maestro who handed away lately, SPIC MACAY (Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Tradition Amongst Youth) might be organizing the 4th version of its on-line convention- ANUBHAV’4. It’s being carried out in a hybrid kind this 12 months which means that contributors can be a part of from chosen campuses throughout India and on-line as effectively. The occasion is scheduled from twenty ninth Might to 4th June, 2022, celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav – 75 years of India’s Independence. The occasion might be inaugurated by Shri Jishmu Dev Varma Deputy Chief Minister of Tripura adopted Hindustani Vocal live performance by Padma Bhushan Awardee Begum Parween Sultana.

SPIC MACAY Anubhav 4.0 will host quite a lot of famend artists from the nation together with, Begum Parween Sultana, Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar, Guru Ghanakanta Bora, Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, Vidwan Umayalpuram Ok. Sivaraman, Vidwan Sikkil Gurucharan, Vidushi Kanyakumari, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Pt. Rajendra Gangani, Pt. Nityanand Haldipur, Vidushi Kapila Venu, Pt. Venkatesh Kumar, Vidushi Suguna Varadachari, Vidushi Shruti Sadolikar and Vidushi S. Sowmya.

Speaking about Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, he handed away aged 84 after a cardiac arrest right here on Might 10. He was one in every of India’s most well-known classical musicians, was credited for taking santoor, the people instrument from Jammu and Kashmir, to the worldwide stage. Sharma acquired the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986, adopted by the Padma Shri in 1991, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001.

He additionally straddled the world of Indian cinema as one half of the well-known ‘Shiv-Hari’ composer duo together with flautist Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia. They composed music for movies like “Silsila”, “Lamhe”, “Chandni” and “Darr”. 

Following his demise, after a guard of honour in Mumbai’s Juhu, the place his mortal stays had been saved for individuals to pay their respects, Sharma’s funeral was held at Vile Parle’s Pawan Hans Crematorium. The musician’s household, together with spouse Manorama and sons Rahul and Rohit, his mates from the fraternity, together with long-time collaborator Chaurasia and tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, had been current. Sharma’s final rites had been carried out by his sons, adopted by a gun salute. He was cremated with full state honours within the presence of household and shut mates.

This isn’t the primary time SPIC MACAY has come ahead to rejoice traditional music and artwork. For the reason that starting, the Society has been striving to complement the standard of formal schooling amongst adolescents and youth by elevating consciousness about numerous points of Indian heritage and motivating younger minds to imbibe the values contained therein. 

For the final on-line conference, ANUBHAV 3.0 in 2021, 15000+ college students from everywhere in the world participated from not solely in India however Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Japan, S.Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and UAE.