The dilruba can best be described as a cross between a sarangi and a sitar. It is a long necked violin with frets, native to Northern India and Pakistan. The instrument is played vertically: the musician sits on the floor, with the dilruba in front of him, the neck leaning against the left shoulder and the bow in the right hand. Baluji Shrivastav is a virtuoso on both the dilruba and the sitar and
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