Bhajan Sopori breathed his last.
Bhajan Sopori (1948 – 2 June 2022)
He was a famous Indian instrumentalist. He was an ace santoor player. On the occasion of 67th Indian Republic Day 2016, Pandit Bhajan Sopori was accorded Jammu and Kashmir State lifetime achievement award.
Sopori hails from Sopore in Kashmir Valley and traces his lineage to ancient Santoor experts. He belongs to the Sufiana gharana of Indian classical music.
He died on June 2nd, 2022 after a long illness at a hospital in Gurugram, Haryana.
