This entry examines Shiv Kumar Sharma through related Places, Works and Further Reading, placing the subject within the wider geography and cultural record of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shiv Kumar Sharma is an Indian santoor virtuoso from Jammu who helped establish the instrument on the Hindustani classical concert stage. This profile keeps biographical claims tied to documented work, roles, places and sources rather than unsupported anecdote.
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