Bamboo flutes, clay pot drums and wooden string instruments highlight how Indian musical traditions embraced sustainability through natural materials and repairable design.

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 ...

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 ...

The Ravanahatha is one of the oldest bowed string instruments in the world. It is made from a coconut shell resonator, a bamboo neck, and a horsehair bow. This combination produces a raw, haunting ...

Together, these voices reveal a steelpan tradition that is neither fixed nor exclusive. In the hands of the Indian diaspora, the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago becomes a vessel of memory ...

Many Indian mythological tales delve into the origin of sound. While some say Goddess Saraswati’s veena made the first sound after the universe was created, others believe it was Lord Shiv’s damru ...

The country's transportation minister says he will introduce a measure to replace all vehicle horns with the sounds of traditional Indian musical instruments. He's also looking into changing sirens.

The Nritya Kalashetra Company is a non-profit organization that is holding a cultural event celebrating Indian music and Indian instruments. The Journey of Indian Raga is the organization second event ...

Greek researcher and Indophile Konstantinos Kalaitzis has visited India 45 times in the last three decades. He has visited every state and Union Territory in search of classical and folk music, and ...