Ghulam Muhammad Zaz

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Ghulam Muhammad Zaz
Born
Kashmir
NationalityIndian
OccupationArtist
Known forLast santoor maker in Kashmir
Awards Padma Shri

Ghulam Muhammad Zaz is an artist from Kashmir, India. He is known for making santoors and other hand-crafted traditional musical instruments. He is known to be the last santoor maker in Kashmir. [1] [2] [3]

On 26 January 2023, he was honored with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India. [1] [4] [5]

Early life

Zaz was born in 1941, in the Zaina Kadal area of Srinagar. [6] He was born into a family of string instrument craftsmen, with his father and grandfather passing down the art of santoor making to him at an early age. [7] He has been making traditional Kashmiri musical instruments like the santoor, rabab and sarangi since 1953. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kashmir's last santoor maker, Ghulam Muhammad conferred with Padma Shri". ThePrint. ANI. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Islam, Muheet Ul (7 April 2021). "Zaz, the last man in Kashmir to pour music into wood and strings". The Siasat Daily . Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Asma, Syed (3 March 2014). "End of an 'Era'". Kashmir Life . Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Kumar, Gulshan (26 January 2023). "Jammu Kashmir: मोहन सिंह स्लाथिया और गुलाम मोहम्मद जाज पद्मश्री से होंगे सम्मानित, उपराज्यपाल ने दी बधाई" [Mohan Singh Slathia and Ghulam Mohammad Zaz to be honored with Padma Shri award]. Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Dubey, Neeraj Kumar (28 January 2023). "Kashmir के आखिरी संतूर सरताज Ghulam Mohammad Zaz को Padma Shri Award मि/a>[Kashmir santoor artist Ghulam Mohammad Zaz will get Padma Shri Award]. Prabhasakshi (in Hindi). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. 1 2 Muzamil, Peerzada Sheikh; Umar, Shah (2 February 2022). "No strings attached: A craft wishers in Kashmir". TRT World . Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Bhat, Bisma Farooq (27 July 2025). "The last custodian: A Kashmiri artisan's battle to save a musical legacy". BBC News . Retrieved 27 July 2025.
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