CCRT produced Documentary Film “Sarangi” from the archives of CCRT in 1988.
Friday, 6th August 2021 at 11:00 am
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The Sarangi is one of the most important non-fretted bowed instruments in northern India. The body of the instrument is scooped out of one piece of wood. Just above the soundbox, the shape narrows to facilitate bowing. The lower part of the instrument is covered with parchment while the uppermost portion has a wide wooden plate that ends in a box-like structure for the pegs-the ‘khoontis’. There are three gut strings for playing the raga and one string made of brass. The first three are tuned to ‘Sa Pa Sa’ and the fourth to ‘Ga or Ma’, though most of the playing is done only on the first two strings. All four strings pass over a thin bridge and are tuned by tightening the pegs. There are about 18 ‘tarab’ strings. The ‘tarab’ is a set of wires which are placed below the main strings and tuned to the raga that is to be played. When a note is produced on the main string by plucking or bowing on the string, the ‘tarab’ wire tuned to the same note also vibrates and thus the sound produced is rich and resonant.
Kishanreddy
Meenakshi Lekhi
Arjun Ram Meghwal
Ministry of Culture, Government of India
Hemlata S Mohan
@Rishi Vashist
