History · Indian Art and Culture
Academic debates categorize the 'Tuila' (a one-stringed traditional instrument of the Chota Nagpur plateau) as a 'dying art' primarily because:
- 1It has been replaced completely by the electronic guitar in all tribal social gatherings.
- 2The wood used for the instrument has been declared an endangered species under the Forest Act.
- 3The complex fingering technique, which requires pressing the string against the chest, has very few surviving practitioners.✓
- 4The gourds required for its resonance chamber are no longer found in the region.
Correct answer
The complex fingering technique, which requires pressing the string against the chest, has very few surviving practitioners.
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