On Day-7 of the music series of Sri Ramabhyudaya Sabha at Alammana Choultry in Srirampet, an unusual jugalbandi concert was presented by Sangeeta Kalanidhi Vidushi Kanyakumari (violin) and Ustad Arshad Khan (esraj) accompanied by Vid. K.V. Prasad on mridanga and Pt. Rajendra Nakod on tabla. Shivateja, one of the students of Kanyakumari, accompanied her on violin.
Esraj is a relatively recent instrument used in Sikh music, Rabindra Sangeet and Classical Music. It is a modern variant of dilruba, looks more like a sarangi, differing slightly in structure. Esraj is rested on the knee of the player or on the floor while sitting. Ustad Arshad Khan is a leading exponent of this rare stringed instrument and is so associated with the instrument that he is more known as Esraj Arshad Khan.
