Name: The Tradition of Miniature Painting
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 5 min 13 s
Description: Miniature paintings became popular during the Mughal Empire, but as the empire declined, artists found new regions in which they could express their art.

Question

Use the picture to answer the questions.

Identify and name the musical instrument shown in the picture.
Who invented it?
Name any two famous personalities who play this instrument in India.

Accepted Answer

The musical instrument shown in the picture is a "sitar," a traditional Indian plucked string instrument.

It was invented by Amir Khusrow in the $13^{t h}$ century.

His literary and musical talents flourished during the reign of Sultan Alauddin Khilji

Two famous sitar players in India are Ravi Shankar (known for popularising the sitar in the West) and Anoushka Shankar (his daughter, an accomplished sitarist in her own right).

Ravi Shankar collaborated with several Western musicians, including George Harrison of The Beatles.

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