The Tanpuras of Miraj

This is the story of the world famous Sitar Maker family and the globally desired instrument, that plays the single note of “Sa” where all of music begins. For nine generations the Sitar Maker family of Miraj has been crafting Tanpuras. Sitar Maker. This is their surname, a titular one handed from generation to generation. From the humble pumpkins of Africa to the instrument at the heart of classical Indian music, the tanpura’s journey is one of magical transformation. A commitment for life, one instrument travels with every musician for his entire lifetime. #thetanpurasofmiraj #virtualbharat #IAmIndia #lookup Virtual Bharat. A 1000 film journey, one story at a time. Visit our world directly: Credits: Created by Bharatbala Cinematographer: Amal Sudhakaran, Deval Samanta Soundtrack: Varkey Editor: Christy Sebastian Colorist: Abhijeet Deolekar Associate Director: Nandit Desai Line Producer: Justin Jose Production Coordinator: Vineet Mehta, Shrikkanth Govindarajan Assistant Director: Shruti Mishra, Varsha Ramachandran Camera Assistant: Yash Khaire Production Assistant: Prakash Bamne Location Sound: A Bhaskar Rao, Roger Loren Post Production Studio: Open Mind Production House: Bharatbala Pictures Produced by Studio Virtual Bharat For Studio Virtual Bharat: Studio Lead: Mrinalini Mitra Studio Operations: Lynette D’mello Studio Team: Varsha Ramachandran Vineet Mehta Sayan Debnath Shruti Mishra Akshay Parvatkar Shrikkanth Govindarajan Yash Khaire Prakash Bamne Pawan Dhankhar Kannan Rajaram Hariharan Krishnakumari Murugesan Ghanshyam Patil Project Virtual Bharat: Hari Krishnan Jawahar Sharma Abhijeet Deolekar Special thanks: Kaushiki Chakraborty Faruk Satarmekar Abdulla Satarmekar Kareem Satarmekar To all the Sitarmakers of Miraj Subscribe & Follow Virtual Bharat on: Youtube: Instagram: Facebook: