Dotara : Musical instrument
Dotara : Musical instrument The dotara is a two, four, or some of the time five-stringed instrument, beginning from Bengal. It is regularly utilized in Bangladesh and the Indian provinces of Assam, West Bengal and Bihar, and is first referenced in a fourteenth century Saptakanda Ramayana. Afterward, it was received by the austere factions of Bauls and Fakirs. The dotara is quite possibly the main instruments utilized in different types of people music in Bengal and Assam. It has two fundamental structures, the Bangla and the bhawaiya (Assamese structure). The Bangla structure started in the Rahr Bangla area, where it is still prevalently played. It has metal strings, which give it a more splendid tone than different instruments played nearby. Albeit a dotara can have 4-5 strings, most playing is done essentially on two strings, thus the name. The dotara is a culled stringed instrument, played in an open note blend, frequently played close by society percussive instruments like Dhol, Kh