I have observed the playing postures and the finger movements of the musicians use when they play the tanpura. The original posture itself had a lot of drawbacks. “The spherical resonator for ...

And each scale has hundreds of ragas ... to allow for solos and increasingly virtuosic playing. The long-necked tanpura — or tambura, as it is also known — is always in the background of ...

Dr. Bhushan M. Jayarao of The Pennsylvania State University, a non-musician, has constructed a tuneful tanpura with local material and knowhow from the Society of Indian Music and Arts (SIMA), an ...

Their tags tell their respective origin stories – their scale, celebrated owners, faceless craftsmen with single names like Basir and Farookh, place of making. To any outsider, the tanpura room ...

A pivotal part of any performance of Indian classical music, the tanpura is the most relevant accompanying instrument. It is essential for practice and performance in general but simply ...

They are known for making the tanpura, a string instrument used by classical singers to find the perfect tone. The family gained a reputation for high-quality handmade instruments over seven ...

Sharmila Tagore recently explored Dayanita Singh's Museum of Tanpura at the Indian Museum, a highlight of the Bengal Biennale. She was captivated by the candid black-and-white photographs of India ...