NEW DELHI,INDIA, December 29, 2002: A three-day concert was held in Bhopal to revive people’s interest in classical music instruments. The instruments, which played a big part in palace concerts, are slowly on the way out with the advent of fast-paced music. Lack of trained musicians also have led to a decline in the use of such instruments like the veena, santoor and flute-like sundari. “We used to think that sarangi was dying down, santoor was dying down, and veena was dying down, but when shows like these are organized, people and artists get enthused and the artists start practicing with full vigor,” said Om Prakash Chaurasia, organizer of the concert. Artists, who had come mainly from the cities of Lucknow, Kanpur and Varanasi, said they wanted to impart their traditional knowledge to the present generation.
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