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|name= Chikara<br />
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|image_capt=Chikara (second from left in foreground, #220) in the [[Horniman museum]], [[London]], UK. <br />
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|classification=[[String instrument]]<br />
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|hornbostel_sachs_desc=Composite [[chordophone]]<br />
|developed= Bengal, India.<br />
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The '''chikara ''' is a bowed [[String instrument|stringed musical instrument]] from [[India]], used to play [[indian folk music]]. It is used by the tribal people of [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]].<br />
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==Description==<br />
The chikara is a simple spike fiddle played, similarly to the [[sarangi]] or [[sarinda]], by sliding fingernails on the strings rather than pressing them to touch the fingerboard.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Musical Instruments (Vaadya)|url=http://www.schoolofindianmusic.com/imi2.htm|accessdate=18 September 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906024459/http://www.schoolofindianmusic.com/imi2.htm|archivedate=6 September 2012}}</ref> <br />
It has 3 strings, two horse hair and one steel,<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Heritage - Music - String Instruments|url=http://saigan.com/heritage/music/inst2.htm|accessdate=18 September 2012}}</ref> in 3 courses and is tuned C, F, G.<br />
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==Ambiguity==<br />
The term "chikara" is often used ambiguously to describe a variety of unrelated folk fiddles of northern india.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music of India|url=http://chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/chikara.html|accessdate=18 September 2012}}</ref><br />
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==Related Instruments==<br />
*Chikari, smaller version of chikara.<br />
*[[Sarangi]]<br />
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==References==<br />
* [https://stringedinstrumentdatabase.aornis.com/c.htm The Stringed Instrument Database]<br />
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[[Category:String instruments]]<br />
[[Category:Indian musical instruments]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali music]]</div>>Theinstantmatrix