Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori composed music for over 6,000 songs, including Urdu, Kashmiri
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Santoor maestro Bhajan Sopori, often referred to as the 'saint of santoor' and 'king of strings' for his mastery over the instrument, died on Thursday at a Gurugram hospital following a battle with cancer. He was 73. Sopori is survived by his wife and two sons Sorabh and Abhay, who also plays the santoor. Sopori's death comes just weeks after santoor virtuoso Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, who also belonged to Kashmir, died on May 10.