Seevali is the reed used when playing the nadaswaram,[1] a double reed wind instrument from South India.[2] The nadaswaram is used as a traditional classical instrument in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala[3] and in the northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.

A collection of seevalis.

The reed is made by drying and shaping grass. The reeds are traditionally produced by an artisan family in the village of Thiruvaduthurai, Tamil Nadu. [4][5]

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  1. ^ Kolappan, B. (20 December 2021). "A simple grass that brings out the mellifluous music of nagaswaram". The Hindu.
  2. ^ University, Vijaya Ramaswamy, Jawaharlal Nehru (2017-08-25). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 161. ISBN 978-1-5381-0686-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Venkatasubramanian, T. K. (2010). Music as History in Tamilnadu. Primus Books. p. 50. ISBN 978-93-80607-06-1.
  4. ^ Kolappan, B. (20 December 2021). "A simple grass that brings out the mellifluous music of nagaswaram". The Hindu.
  5. ^ "The seevali makers of Thiruvavaduthurai". People's Archive of Rural India. 16 June 2014.
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