Archive for the year 2011
A Look Back at 2010 Posted by kunthra on Jan 4, 2011
2010 was an interesting year in India. Let’s look at some of the events that made the Indian news in 2010 : In January of 2010, there were six Uttar Pradesh railroad accidents. The first three accidents were caused by a fog; in which ten people died. The other accidents were caused by derailed trains…
Indian Instruments Posted by kunthra on Jan 1, 2011
There are numerous Indian instruments that produce an amazing array of sounds. Take for example, the bulbul tarang, which uses two sets of strings. One set of strings is for the melody, which is often played by keys striking against each other like the keys of a typewriter. The other set of strings is for…