More than three thousand singers, with dreams of making it big in their eyes thronged a city school campus to audition for the sixth season of the singing reality show, “Indian Idol”. The participants gave it their all, this was one of the biggest chances of their lives – to prove their singing talent. The auditions culminated with the selection of 50 youngsters from Jaipur, who have qualified for the next round.
Among the participants, a group of Rajasthani folk artistes caught everybody’s attention. Listening to their folk music, television host
Mini Mathur asked them, “Ye jo aap baja rahe hain, iss instrument ka naam kya hai? It’s truly amazing.” It was the old Rajasthani folk instrument Rawanhathha