Page 11 - Oct-Dec 2017

VOL. 14 No. 4

kamaICHa
Kamaicha is one of the PaRaI
oldest bowed musical Parai is an ancient percussion
instruments in the musical instrument from
world. This instrument Tamil Nadu. It is played to
is made from a single gather crowds and make
piece of wood. important announcements.
Aanand Singh Shekhawat, X D, S. M. Yokesh, IX a, devanga Higher
Dundlod Vidyapeeth School, Jhunjhunu
Secondary School, Coimbatore; V.
Smirithi, VII d, Vels Vidyashram,
Chennai

tHavIL

Thavil is a traditional musical instrument
from the ancient city of Thanjavur in Tamil
Nadu. It is a barrel-shaped, heavy hand
percussion instrument.
J. Mehandhika, revoor Padmanabha Chetty’s Matric Higher Illustration by: Amina Navas,
Secondary School, Chennai; Jaishree, IX A, Gyan Mandir VII E, K.T.C.T.E.M.H.S.S. Kaduvayil,
Public School, New Delhi Kollambalam, Trivandrum

nagfanI

Nagfani is made of a brass tube with
a serpent stylized head. It is played to
harness the power of the serpent, coiled
around the neck of Lord Shiva.
Pooja rawat, IX D, Green Fields School, New Delhi;
Dhruv Agarwal, X e, Gwalior Glory High School,
Gwalior; Shazia Khan, VIII, little Ones Public School,
Delhi

RIddLe wItH RHYtHmS

Find seven musical instruments in the jumbled words

gHatam given below.
ghatam is a simple T C D E L Q Z Y M N A
earthen pitcher. Its A B S A R A N G I N E
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mouth is covered with B T A M B O M R P I E N M
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a stretched rubber and A D E W A R A G A Y A
is played with the help L E F I V I T D H O L
of a small stick. It is used M T L I R E O T E P G
to provide rhythm to folk O A U F E A E A K E L
songs. Z D T Y A H F N M I Y
Illustration by: Gaganpreet Y Y E V W I A H A A R
Simran Jeet Kaur, VII d, d.a.V Kaur P.K.R. Jain Sr. Sec. School,
School, ambala; Prince, IX, R M B S I T A R P P E
Saraswati Public School, Jagadhri Ambala E I Z Y R F G H K I T
Gayatri Chauhan, VI C, bhatnagar International School, Vasant Kunj, Delhi
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