Dhrupad flautist and inventor of the Dhrupad curved flute
Dhrupad flautist and inventor of the Dhrupad curved flute
One of the smallest flutes in the world: just 9 cm (3.5 inches) long, and still playable across about two octaves.
The Pavan Venu is a tiny flute developed by Dhrupad flautist Sameer Inamdar around 2008 to 2009. It is 9 cm (3.5 inches) long and 0.9 cm across, yet it can be played over about two octaves.
It is one of the instruments he has designed and made himself, alongside the Dhrupad curved flute and the six-foot tanpura Maha Tumburu.
The Pavan Venu was recognised as a Limca Book of Records National Record in 2010. The Dhrupad curved flute earned its own Limca National Record in 2013, for an earlier version of the instrument.
It is a very small flute made by Sameer Inamdar, a Dhrupad flautist and teacher based in Pune, India. It is one of the smallest flutes in the world.
It is 9 cm (3.5 inches) long and 0.9 cm in diameter.
Despite its size, it can be played across about two octaves.
Sameer Inamdar developed it around 2008 to 2009.
Yes. It was recognised as a Limca Book of Records National Record in 2010.
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