What is the history of Sitar?
The invention of Sitar is attributed to Hazrat Amir Khusrau. Amir Khusrau is a poet, musician and a sufi from the 12th Century. He modified a Persian instrument Seh Tar and added “parda” and more “tar” ie frets and strings. Besides this he introduced the way of playing by using a plectrum called “Zakhma”. This is however controvercial. The alternative theory is that sitar was invented by a different Amir Khusrau in the 16th century. Yet another conjecture is that Sitar was invented by modified by a Veena called Triveni Veena.
