What is Sarangi?
{{Infobox Instrument |name= Sarangi |image=The Childrens Museum of Indianapolis - Sarangi.jpg |classification= *[[Chordophone]] |range= |related= * [[Sarinda]] * [[Taus (instrument)|Taus]] * Dilruba/Esraj *Dhantara }} The '''sarangi''' is musical instrument. It has strings and a short neck. The musician plays it using a [[Bow (music)|bow]]. It is played in traditional [[Punjab, India|Punjabi]] folk music, [[Rajasthan|Rajasthani]] folk music, and [[Boro language (India)|Boro]] folk music in India. It is also common in [[Bangladesh]] and [[Pakistan]]. [[Nepal]] has a different musical instrument that is also called sarangi. The instrument is also called 'Shatarangi' because of the flexibility of the sound, the many musical styles, and the many tones and emotions it can make. == History == [[File:Sarangi tuning.jpg|thumb|150px|Surjeet Singh tuning his Sarangi]] The sarangi is named after the bow of Lord [[Vishnu]]. The word ''sarangi'' is a combination of two words: ''seh'' ('three' in Persian) and ''rangi'' ('coloured' in Persian) or Persian ''sad-rangi'', ''sad'' for 'hundred' in Persian ('hundred coloured) corrupted as ''sarangi''. The term ''seh-rangi'' represents the three melody strings. However, the most common folk etymology is that ''sarangi'' is derived from ''sol rang'' (means 'a hundred colours'). The name Solrong indicating its adaptability to many styles of vocal music, its flexible tunability, and its ability to produce a large palette of tonal colour and emotional nuance. The [[Sarangi (Nepali)|Nepali Sarangi]] is also a traditional stringed musical instrument of [[Nepal]], commonly played by the Gaine or [Gandarbha ethnic group. In Nepal, Sarangi is viewed as an iconic musical instrument to identify the Gandarbha people. == Description == The sarangi is an instrument used mainly in North Indian music by the archer or the bow. The instrument became popular in the mid-seventeenth century as a percussion instrument in folk music. It still maintains its status. The instrument also plays an import