This book takes the reader on a journey that goes
back to a time when the santoor maestro first started out as an adolescent
learning the rudiments of Indian classical music under the guidance of his guru
and father, Uma Dutt Sharma. It traces, through fascinating text and rare
photographs, the life of the young boy who dared to dream that he would make
his name among the greatest musicians of the country and then went on to
receive the Padma Vibhushan. The author, Ina Puri, has been associated with the
visual and performing arts, writing and curating exhibitions in India and
abroad for over two decades. Ina draws upon her association with Shiv Kumar
Sharma and engages him in an animated dialogue that touches upon his life and
music. The book also contains two essays by Pandit Vijay Kichlu, distinguished
fellow musician and an old friend of Shiv Kumar Sharma and Manek Premchand, a
renowned film historian.