# List of Indian musical instruments

Musical instruments of the Indian subcontinent can be broadly classified according to the Hornbostel–Sachs system into four categories: chordophones (string instruments), aerophones (wind instruments), membranophones (drums) and idiophones (non-drum percussion instruments).

## Chordophones
### Plucked strings

| Arched harp Bulbul Tarang Dhrupad Dilruba Dotar, Dotora, or Dotara Ektara Getchu Vadyam or Jhallari Gopichand or Gopiyantra or Khamak Gottuvadhyam or Chitravina Katho Sarod Sitar Surbahar Surshringar Swarabat Swarmandal Tambura Tritantri Veena | Tumbi Tuntuna Zesty Hansa Veena Mohan Veena Nakula Veena Nanduni Pamiri rubab Rudra Veena, also called Bīn in North India Sagar Veena Saraswati Veena Vichitra Veena Yazh Ranjan Veena Mayuri Veena Rubab (instrument) Triveni Veena |

### Bowed strings

* Chikara • Dhantara • Dilruba • Ektara violin • Esraj • Kamaicha • Kingri (string instrument) • Mayuri Vina or Taus • Onavillu • Behala (violin type) • Pena (musical instrument) • Pinaka vina • Pulluvan Veena - one stringed violin • Ravanahatha • Sarangi • Classical Sarangi • Sarinda • Tar Shehnai • Taus • Villu Paatu - arched bow instrument

### Other string instruments

* Gethu or Jhallari – struck tanpura
* Gubguba or Jamuku (khamak)
* Pulluvan kutam
* Santoor – Hammered dulcimer

## Aerophones
### Single reed

* Pepa
* Pungi or Been

### Double reed

* Kuzhal
* Mukhavina
* Nadaswaram
* Shehnai
* Sundari
* Tangmuri

### Flute

* Alghoza – double flute
* Bansuri
* Venu (Carnatic flute) Pullanguzhal

### Bagpipes

* Mashak
* Titti
* Sruti upanga

### Free reed

* Gogona
* Morsing

### Free reed and bellows

* Shruti box
* Harmonium (hand-pumped)

### Brass

* Bigul – see Bugle
* Ekkalam
* Karnal
* Kombu (instrument)
* Ramsinga
* Kahal
* Nagfani
* Turi
* Tutari

## Membranophones
### Hand drums

| Dhad Damru Dimadi Dhol Dholak Dholki Duggi Ghat singhari or Gada Singari Ghumot Gummeta Kanjira Khol Kinpar and Dhopar (Tribal Drums) Madal Mardala Maddale Maram Mizhavu Mridangam Naal | Pakhavaj Pakhavaj Jori – Sikh instrument similar to Tabla Panchamukha vadyam Pung cholom Shuddha Madalam or Maddalam Tabala / Tabl / Chameli – goblet drum Tabla Tabla Tarang – set of Tablas Tamate Thanthi Panai Thimila Tumbak, Tumbaknari, Tumbaknaer Tumdak' Udukku |

### Hand frame drums

* Daf, duf, or dafli – medium or large frame drum without jingles, of Persian origin
* Dubki, dimdi or dimri – small frame drum without jingles
* Kanjira – small frame drum with one jingle
* Kansi – small drum without jingles
* Patayani thappu – medium frame drum played with hands

### Stick and hand drums

* Chenda
* Davul
* Dhak
* Dhimay
* Dhol
* Dholi
* Dollu
* Idakka
* Thavil
* Udukai
* Urumi (drum)

### Stick drums

* Chande
* Davul
* Kachhi Dhol
* Nagara – pair of kettledrums
* Pambai – unit of two cylindrical drums
* Parai thappu, halgi – frame drum played with two sticks
* Sambal
* Stick daff or stick duff – daff in a stand played with sticks
* Tamak'
* Tasha – type of kettledrum
* Timki
* Urumee

## Idiophones

* Chigggjha – fire tong with brass jingles
* Chengila – metal disc
* Eltathalam
* Gegvrer – brass vessel
* Ghaynti – Northern Indian bell
* Ghatam and Matkam (Earthenware pot drum)
* Ghunyugroo
* Khartal or Chiplya
* Manjira or jhanj or taal
* Nut – clay pot
* Sankarpjlnjang – lithophone
* Thali – metal plate
* Thattukanvjzhi mannai
* Yakshahgana bells

### Melodic

* Jal tarang, ceramic bowls with water
* Kanch tarang, a type of glass harp
* Loh tarang (लोह तरंग), a set of tuned gongs
* Kashtha tarang, a type of xylophone

## Hand harmonium

Dwarkanath Ghose (Dwarkin) modified the French pedal harmonium.

## Electronic

* Roland HandSonic
* Electronic tanpura
* Electronic (digital) tabla
* Talameter
* Musical instrument of Tamil nadu
* List of Indian dance