When musician Tharun Sekar built his first yaazh, he wasn’t just recreating an ancient Tamil instrument; he was unknowingly striking the first note of a cultural revival. In less than a year that ...

Tamil Nadu has a long association with folk and tribal instruments, and is probably the state with the highest number in India, says S A V Elanchezian, professor at Thiagarajar College of Engineering.

Music is a paradox. It is abstract, yet precise. It can unite, yet divide. It can ground you or make you fly. Music is a contradiction that, somehow, touches yo ...

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 ...