Ghulam Muhammad Zaz is an artist from Kashmir, India. He is known for making Santoor and other hand-crafting traditional musical instruments. He is known to be the last Santoor maker of Kashmir.[1][2][3][4][5]
On 26 January 2023, he was honored with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India.
Early life
Zaz was born in 1941, at Zaina Kadal area of Srinagar.[6] He has been making traditional Kashmiri musical instruments like Santoor, Rabab and Sarangi since 1953.
References
- ↑ Kashmir’s last santoor maker, Ghulam Muhammad conferred with Padma Shri. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ↑ Jammu Kashmir: मोहन सिंह स्लाथिया और गुलाम मोहम्मद जाज पद्मश्री से होंगे सम्मानित, उपराज्यपाल ने दी बधाई. Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ Zaz, the last man in Kashmir to pour music into wood and strings, Islam, Muheet Ul. The Siasat Daily(2021-04-07). Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ Kashmir के आखिरी संतूर सरताज Ghulam Mohammad Zaz को Padma Shri Award मिलने की खुशी मगर..., Prabhasakshi. Prabhasakshi(2023-01-28). Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ End of an ‘Era’, Asma, Syed. Kashmir Life(2014-03-03). Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ No strings attached: A craft wishers in Kashmir. Retrieved 2 February 2022.