The “Sitar” and its preservation in modern contemporary society.

Music, social science and Humanitarian

Abstract Sitar music is considered to be emotional and should play in a heartfelt manner. The Sitar stringed, plucked instrument of India has transformed into an instrument beloved by millions in its country of origin as well as all over the world. The Journey of the Sitar in Indian Classical Music details the origin, history, and playing styles of this unique stringed instrument. Indian classical music from its commencement till date has gone through numerous phases of transformations and transitions so the sitar music is. Ravi Shankar is one of the most famous sitar players familiar to the western world. He taught George Harrison of the Beatles how to play the sitar and Harrioson played the instrument in at least three Beatles songs including Norweigan wood. Other rock groups such as the Rolling stones and Metallica have sitar music in several of their songs. The present article is based on secondary sources said were collected by the author on behalf of his own hard work. Different books and articles were chosen for relevant data. In this article author has tried to evaluate the present scenario of Sitar in Indian context.

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