RAVI SHANKAR
The word sitar is derived from the Persian word sehtar, meaning “three-stringed.” The instrument appears to have descended from long-necked lutes taken to India from Central Asia. The sitarflourished in the 16th and 17th centuries and arrived at its present form in the 18th century.
The word sitar is derived from the Persian word sehtar, meaning “three-stringed.” The instrument appears to have descended from long-necked lutes taken to India from Central Asia. The sitarflourished in the 16th and 17th centuries and arrived at its present form in the 18th century.
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