Kanjira gets a new, eco-friendly avatar thanks to artiste Ganesh Kumar

“We don’t need the skin of the endangered monitor lizard, which was traditionally used all these years. We can now achieve the same tonal quality without it,” says Chennai-based kanjira virtuoso Ganesh Kumar

​“We don’t need the skin of the endangered monitor lizard, which was traditionally used all these years. We can now achieve the same tonal quality without it,” says Chennai-based kanjira virtuoso Ganesh Kumar