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Highlights from National Museum, New Delhi National Museum exhibits a private collection of about 300 musical instruments from the Sarod maestro Sharan Rani Backliwal which are displayed in a gallery named after her. This virtual exhibition provides a glimpse of the remarkable diversity of Indian musical instruments.

Cabacas M.03/120

Sarangi Early 19th cent. A.D., Kashmir

80.926

Shatatantri Veena 20th century A.D., South India

74.112

Swar- Mandal like instrument Late 19th cent. A.D.

Foreign make 80.909

Gopichand C. 1950 A.D., West Bengal

M.03/58

Khangling (Trumpet) c. 18th century, Ladakh, J & K

M.03/105

Prayer Wheel c. 17th -18th cent. Eastern India

M.03/90

Nagphani 17th cent. A.D., Gujarat

80.840

Shehnai c. 1800 A.D.

Kalimpong, East India 80.848

Ektara C. 1940 A.D., West Bengal

M.03/54

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