If you are planning to learn a new string instrument, there are plenty of options for you to choose from. With string instruments for beginners available in both Indian and western instruments, you ...

Unfinished string instruments for Indian classical music are seen at a workshop on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, on Feb. 11, 2020. Many string instruments in Indian classical music feature portions ...

India is a country rich in tradition and skill. Be it the ancient dance forms that entertain and inform people even today, to the forms of ‘nataks’ and ‘jatras’ that show society a mirror, Indian art ...

Indian classical musicians are always in the limelight. Yet little is written about the men without whom concerts of instrumental music would be unthinkable. Once the Kanailal brothers used to thrive ...

Legend has it that one day, centuries ago, a group of musicians was walking down a forest somewhere in India. While on their journey, they suddenly heard a sound that went something like "trang". It ...

For generations, Altaf Mullah and his family, residents of Miraj in Goa, have been in the business of tuning the strings and twisting the pegs of Indian string instruments such as the tanpura, ...

India, a land rich in culture and history, has gifted the world a vast array of unique musical instruments. These instruments aren't just tools for creating sounds; they are a deep part of the country ...

Shiva Musicals on Sampige Road has been serving artists since 1982, holds record for making world’s biggest veena, thambura Tucked away in Sampige Road, 40-year-old instrument store Shiva Musicals has ...

It is hard to imagine the double bass — the lowest-pitched member of the violin family that resembles a string instrument on steroids — setting the tone for the Sufi song ‘Dama dam mast kalandar’, but ...