Pandit Bhajan Sopori was born in 1948 and died on 2 June 2022, know his age, death reason and wife
Pandit was an Indian instrumentalist as he was a player of the santoor, which is an ancient stringed musical instrument.
Pandit Bhajan Sopori Death Reason News, Life Biography, Age, Family, Wife, Song, Religion And Net Worth
On the occasion of the 67th Indian Republic Day in the year 2016, Pandit Bhajan Sopori was honored with the Jammu and Kashmir State lifetime achievement award. He died on 2 June 2022 aged 74 years after a long illness at a hospital in Gurugram, Haryana with his death reason being down to his health with him having being diagnosed for colon cancer in 2021 and old age.
Pandit Bhajan Sopori belonged to the Sufiana Gharana of Indian classical music and his family has played santoor for over six generations. Sopori is survived by his wife and two sons Sorabh and Abhay, who also plays the santoor. He was a Hindu by religion.
He learned western classical music from Washington University and Hindustani from his grandfather S.C. Sopori and father Shambhoo Nath.
Pandit Bhajan Sapori Professional Career
Pandit Sopori gave his first public performance in 1953, at the age of five years. Pandit Sopori learned music at Washington University, US. His performances have been broadcast all around the country and seen by both cultural associations there and by audiences in countries including Belgium, Egypt, England, Germany, Norway, Syria, and the USA.
Sopori stated that “he worked with All India Radio in the thr year 1990 when he was transferred to capital Delhi.” and that “no music was produced from the valley. There was not even a tabla player to accompany him” when he returned back.
Pandit Sopori was considered as the cultural link between Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of the nation of India, also ran a music academy called SaMaPa, Sopori Academy for Music, and Performing Arts, which is actively involved in promoting Indian classical music.
Pandit Bhajan Sopori Awards And Achievements
Pandit Sopori was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in the year 1992 and the Padma Shri in the year 2004. In the year 2009, he was honored with the Baba Allaudin Khan Award and he was also awarded the M N Mathur award in the year 2011 for his contribution to Indian classical music. Later on, he was honored with the Jammu and Kashmir State lifetime achievement award as well.
Pandit Bhajan Sopori’s Net Worth
Pandit Bhajan Sopori ‘s net worth was estimated to be nearly around $2 million as of 2022.