Tara the Sitar lives in the country of Vadya. These flashcards are attractive personifications of the instruments of India. The Vadya (instruments) are divided in the Tata Vadya (string) Sushir Vadya (wind) Awanaddh (skin covered) and Ghan (self sounding). The story of Tara the sitar is described in the book 'Vadya' by Saskia Rao - de Haas and is a great resource for Indian music in the elementary classroom. It is a part of the music curriculum from N-G8 'Sangeet4All' and used in leading schools