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Great
musician Shiva Shankar remembered again
-By Preity
People
gathered at the Academy Hall (Kamaladi) yesterday to honor a legend. A
wonderful singer, a talented actor, and a great musician, Shiva Shankar is
truly the architect of Nepali music. “Nepali
Sangeet Ka Abhiyanta”, a book which covers the totality of the
life of such a great musician, is released on November15, Wednesday.
The book
is beautifully compiled with Shiva Shankar’s
journey of life, his contributions and creativity. It is occupied with
his pictures, achievements, awards, music archives, notations, materials
published in different magazines, newspapers and the words of different
music and media personalities. It is an attempt to highlight and record the
versatile personality and his works.
“Nepali Sangeet ka Abhiyanta” is published by his sons Gauri
Shankar, Ravi Shankar and Shasi Shankar Manandhar. The editor of this book
is Bulu Mukarung.
It is not
only a book but a record that was essential to be kept so that this legend
can live forever with his creations.
They say
people die but those who live even after dieing, create a history. Shiva
Shankar is the personality who created the milestone in the history of
Nepali music.
This book
is dedicated to the departed soul hoping that the praising will be heard by
the soul in heaven.
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