Tripura’s rich cultural heritage has received a major boost with the traditional Tripura Sarinda being granted the Geographical Indication, or GI, tag.
About Sarinda:
It is a bowed string musical instrument which is crafted from a single block of wood with a hollow resonator.
It is associated with the indigenous communities of Tripura an used during folk performances and other indigenous musical expressions.
It is also known as Sarinda Uakhrap.
Features of Sarinda:
It is specially made of bamboo.
It also has an oval shaped void wooden vibrating chamber which is covered with a thin skin.
The middle portion is large and the edges are wide. The cave portion is uncovered.
In the top portion three pegs are fitted in order to fasten the strings. The strings are either metal or of the thread of Muga or animals gut.
It is played by a crude "bow" that is made of horse hair.
Other GI-tagged products from Tripura:Tripura Queen Pineapple, Risa and Pachra, also known as Rignai, and Matabari Peda.
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