Due to the occupation, people used to call him Sitarmaker, which became very much familiar and lead to change in surname of Shikalkar to Sitarmaker.
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Sitarmaker
//sɪˈtɑɹˌmeɪk.ɚ//
Synonyms for "sitarmaker"
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The trade is identified so strongly with them, that many use the surname Sitarmaker or Satarmaker.[…]¶ The wooden body of Balasaheb’s instruments comes from the one-room workshop of Abdul Hamid Sitarmaker.
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Another well-wisher is Ibrahim Sitarmaker from Miraj, a town in the adjacent Sangli district that is famous for its instrument makers.
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