“promoting Khasi folk music by crafting

& playing Duitara”

Master of Duitara



• Tribal Duitara Instrument Maker & Musician

from East Khasi Hills

• Popularizing Khasi folk music & instruments

(Saitar and Duitara) across the world

• Duitara is a 4-stringed Khasi-Jaintia musical

instrument, crafted using jackfruit tree and

Muga silk - making it a lucrative source of

rural livelihood

Padma Shri | Art (Folk Music) | Meghalaya | 60 Yrs