Bhai Baldeep Singh explains the history of the Taus | Musical Wonders of India

#darbarfestival | Bhai Baldeep Singh, a 13th-generation Sikh devotional musician, explains the history of the taus (or mayuri veena) - India’s ‘peacock’ string instrument. ► Join our newsletter at for the finest in Indian classical music and dance, and watch full length exclusive concerts in pristine HD on the Darbar Player: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn more about the music: The taus is a string instrument played with a bow and gets its name from the Persian word for “peacock”. In India, it is also known as the Mayuri Veena and again, “mayur” is the Hindi word for “peacock”. An instrument associated with North and central India, the taus generally has very specific connections with the Punjab, in particular with the Sikhs, whose 6th Guru, Har Gobind, (1595 – 1694) is said by some to have been directly responsible for the invention of the instrument. But others arg