Saturday, August 15, 2020

August 15 - India Independence Day 2020

Happy Independence Day, India! Today’s Google Doodle, illustrated by Mumbai-based guest artist Sachin Ghanekar, commemorates the Independence Day of the world’s largest democracy: India. 


On this day in 1947, India became a sovereign, independent nation after nearly a century of British rule.  


Featured in the Google Doodle artwork are several iconic Indian folk instruments, including the tutari, shehnai, dhol, veena, sarangi and bansuri


From the versatile double-reeded shehnai to the resonant stringed sarangi, these instruments are but a few that make up India’s rich musical legacy, which dates back over six thousand years!  


The musical diversity represented by this unique collection reflects the patchwork of Indian cultures that is celebrated across the nation today.


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