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Also Known As Hindustani Shastriya Sangeet • Uttar Bhartiya Shastriya Sangeet

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Watch and hear a person playing the sarod, a stringed instrument of Hindustani music
Observe a Man Playing Tabla
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Key People

Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar
Indian musician and composer
Gangubai Hangal
Indian vocalist
Tansen
Indian musician and poet
Shiv Kumar Sharma
Indian musician
Kishori Amonkar
Indian vocalist
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Indian musician
Ali Akbar Khan
Ali Akbar Khan
Indian musician
Shobha Gurtu
Indian singer
V.G. Jog
Indian violinist
Nasir Aminuddin Dagar
Indian singer
Swati Tirunal
maharaja of Travancore

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