“The sarangi remains not only the authentic and original Indian bowed instrument but the one which most poignantly in the hands of Ram Narayan revealingly expresses the very soul of Indian ...

Pandit Ram Narayan, born in 1927, was widely revered for his mastery of the sarangi, a traditional Indian string instrument. He received some of India’s highest honors, including the Padma ...

Purna Bahadur, a humble and impoverished musician, clings to the hope of a better life through his beloved sarangi, an instrument that carries the echoes of his dreams and sacrifices. As the ...