{"id":77531,"date":"2025-12-12T15:13:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T09:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=77531"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:24:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T09:54:51","slug":"boreendo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/boreendo\/","title":{"rendered":"Boreendo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Boreendo Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boreendo, an ancient musical instrument from Pakistan, was recently inscribed on the UNESCO\u2019s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Boreendo<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The boreendo, or <\/span><b>bhorindo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a <\/span><b>traditional musical instrument<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from <\/span><b>Pakistan\u2019s Sindh region.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>5,000-year-old <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">musical instrument with a rich history that <\/span><b>originates in Mohenjo Daro,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> part of the <\/span><b>Indus Valley Civilisation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>hollow, spherical shape<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with <\/span><b>sound holes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is <\/span><b>made of clay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is <\/span><b>sun-dried and kiln-fired.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>played by men<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while <\/span><b>women <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are involved in <\/span><b>decorating the instrument with clay paint.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The boreendo <\/span><b>produces sound when air is blown <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">into it, and its <\/span><b>tone can be adjusted by tilting the mouthpiece.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>size affects its sound<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and recent changes include extra holes to widen its musical range.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The boreendo is mainly played at winter bonfires, weddings, and festivals. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devdiscourse.com\/article\/entertainment\/3724585-preserving-the-past-unescos-urgent-safeguarding-of-cultural-heritage?amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DEVD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boreendo is a traditional musical instrument from Pakistan\u2019s Sindh region. 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