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Back to my music kick with an instrument that’s been in my drafts (mentally and physically) for a while now: The Ektara denotes any musical instrument consisting of one string (‘ek’ means one, and ‘tara’ means string). I

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Reminiscing @wildjaifarm summer camp 2023 🥭 🐈 🐈&zwj;⬛ 🌳 🌴 💦 🦁 🐮 🐊 🐆 🌞

Disclaimer: Any resemblance to real persons or other real-life entities is purely coincidental 🤓

Fan-girling Jamini Ray at the incredible @salarjungmuseumhyd 💯🌞💙

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Heard it, read about it, drew it, and then wrote about it👂🏽📚✏️📜

If you, like me, are curious about old instruments, you can read about/listen to it at the link in my bio 🤓

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The finale ~ don’t you just love it when people come together 🙃💃🏽❣️🤝

The Matisse x Jamini Roy collab in my brain that I should have known was inevitable…

This image popped into my head sometime between watching the incredible danc

Last one in this series (for now) is Odissi from Orissa, an eastern Indian coastal state. This ancient classical dance form originated in the temples.

It is traditionally a dance-drama genre of performance art, where the artist and musicians play o

Mohiniyattam is from the state of Kerala, in southwestern India. In malayalam, it means “dance of the enchantress”.

This indian classical dance is performed by women in honour of the Hindu god Vishnu in his incarnation as the enchantress

Bharatnatyam is the classical dance form originating in Tamil Nadu, in South India.

The word was derived by joining two Sanskrit words: 'Natyam' meaning dance and 'Bharata' which is a mnemonic containing 'Bha' (bhava/emotions), 'Ra' (raga/melody),

Manipuri Raas Leela is the traditional dance form of Manipur in North East India.

It traditionally portrays a dance drama, where the women characters are dressed in doll-like costumes called Potloi.

They wear a Kumin - an elaborately decorated ba

Drawing some dancers, in honor of ‘Do the Dance’ by @sidsriram being my top wrapped song of the year. This is kathak.

Kathak originated from Uttar Pradesh in North India. The name is derived from the word Katha meaning story, and during

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When the voices in your head love playing mind games with you… 🧠🏓🫨 chronicles of an over-thinker 💭

Taking a little break from the instrument series. Reworked an old drawing from a few years ago I never finished, inspired by a drawing I s

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The Qanun (also known as kanun, kanon, qanoon) is a type of stringed musical instrument that holds an important place in traditional Middle Eastern and North African music. Its roots can be traced back to an ancient Assyrian instrument with strings t

Over four THOUSAND children have been killed in Gaza in the past 30 days… it’s the kind of stat that doesn’t sink in even if I try…

In the endlessly heartbreaking news cycle, I started reading more about the art and cultur

Sitar is a stringed instrument from India, most often played in Hindustani classical music. It became popular worldwide in the 60s through its use in western rock music.

It typically measures about 1.2 metres (4 feet) in length, with a deep pear-sh

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