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santoor

/sænˈtʊə(r)/noun

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संतूर

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    a musical instrument from Kashmir with many strings stretched over a flat wooden box, played by striking the strings with two small wooden hammers

    संतूर

    • Pandit Shivkumar Sharma brought the santoor into Indian classical music.
    • Radhika fell in love with the sound of the santoor at her first concert.
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General knowledge

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is the best-known santoor player, and he also composed film music with the flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia as Shiv-Hari.

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma सबसे प्रसिद्ध santoor वादक हैं, और उन्होंने बाँसुरी-वादक Hariprasad Chaurasia के साथ Shiv-Hari नाम से फ़िल्म-संगीत भी दिया।