Bharat Series 2 Episode 3: THE SITAR MAKERS OF MAHARASHTRA

Sitars and Tanpuras lie at the heart of Indian classical music. And integral to it is the small town of Miraj, in Maharashtra’s Sangli district, where these exquisite instruments are handcrafted.

We went to Miraj to find out how this art form and business of making musical instruments have sustained for so many generations. On Episode 3 of Bharat Series Season 2 we bring you this heartwarming story.

Concept & Curation: Amrita Panja & Saikumar Ajaykumar
Script & Voiceover: Amrita Panja
Research: Neha Sukthankar & Shivani Sharma

Production Team:
Director & DoP - Bhavesh K
Project Lead - Apoorv Raizada
Creative Director - Sumit Panwar
Camera Operator - Saurabh Kekan, Gaurav Jadhav
Production Head - Dhyey Dinesh Shah
Editor - Rakesh Kushwaha & Rohit Gond
Online Editor - Robin Sharma, Yash Gupta
Music Director - Vinay Singh Bhagel
Sound Recordist - Neeranjan Bakshi
Asst Sound Recordist - Kanhaiya Yadav
Colourist - Suraj Singh
Sound Mix & Design - Ashit Sharma