Thursday, March 7, 2013

‎14-04-2012

Nirvana Academy organized programme on 112th birth anniversary of Pandit Uma Dutt Sharma



Nirvana Academy organized programme on 112th birth anniversary of legendary musician and vocalist Pt. Uma Dutt Sharma who was born in Jammu on 14 April 1900. Tabla maestro Krishan Lal Verma was the chief guest on the occasion. K.L Verma disciple of Pt. Uma dutt and Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma paid tribute to his guru and threw light on the achievements of Pandit Uma dutt in the field of music and art. Verma said that Pandit Uma dutt ji received his training in tabla and pakhawaj from his Guru Sardar Harnam Singh. Pandit ji spent 10 years under the guidance of Pt. Bade Ram Das ji at Banaras and when his Guru was satisfied with pandit ji's attainments pandit ji returned to his home town Jammu.
On his return, Pandit ji started to impart training to students and music lovers in both vocal and instrumental music. He was a very patient teacher who introduces his students to final shades of music. Quite a few of his well known students, practice music even to this day. Pandit ji was one of the few artists from Jammu, who used to gave performances in vocal music from Lahore Music station. Pandit ji appointed as music supervisor in Radio Kashmir Jammu, during which period he arranged the visit of number of well known Musicians of other part of the country.
He was transferred to Radio Kashmir Srinagar. Where he was introduced to Santoor. The Santoor was known as the Shata-Tantri Veena in earlier days. It was used to accompany a particular type of singing known as Sufiana Mausiqi. Pandit Uma Dutt Sharma gave the responsibility of taking the Santoor on the world stage to his son Shiv kumar after extensive research on its possibilities.
Today, Shivkumar Sharma and the Santoor are synonymous. Shivkumar Sharma has truly been successful in giving the Santoor the position of a popular classical instrument. Shivkumar Sharma modified the folk instrument in order to make it more suitable for classical music.
A mesmerized Tabla performance by K.L Verma and Neeraj Verma was a tribute to their guru. Meenakshi Sharma General Secretary Nirvana Academy told on the occasion that Nirvana Academy – A Cultural Club organized Pandit Uma Dutt Sangeet Mahootsav every year to pay tribute to the son of soil and also provide platform to budding artist through this event. The main motive of sangeet mahootsav is to preserve and to promote forms of Dogri folk music and Indian classical music. Other who were presented on the occasion were Nishant vaid, Santosh Sharma, Neha verma, Pankaj verma, Kuldeep kumar and Cultural head Sumit Sharma among the others.

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