The sitar (Hindi: सितार, Urdu: ستار, Persian: سی تار )'s a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical, where it's been ubiquitous in Hindustani classical music since the Middle Ages. It derives its resonance from sympathetic strings, a long hollow neck and a gourd resonating chamber. Used throughout the Indian subcontinent, particularly in Northern India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, th… (More on Sitar)