Vignettes of History of musical instruments donated to the Indian Museum by Raja Sir Sourindro Mohun Tagore Raja Sir Sourindro Mohun Tagore of the Pahranagat Raj family, an eminent scholar of musicology, had authored a number of books on music namely, Universal History of Music; Yantrakosha; Six Ragas and Thirty-six THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION ON INDIA : AN ANALYSIS OF HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS BY DR. P.K. JAIN (HARDCOVER), Eight Principal Rams of the Hindus; Eight tunes; Fifty tunes; Hindu Music etc. In 1875 when His Royal Highness Prince of Wales (Edward VII) visited Calcutta, a Bengali band was formed using the collection of musical instruments of Raja Sir Sourindro Mohun Tagore and those instruments were donated next year (1876) to the Indian Museum. This collection includes a wide variety of string instruments namely Mahakachhapi Vina, Ranjana Vina, Shruti Vina, Mathai Vina, Bianchi Vina, Nadeshara Vina, Mayuri Vile etc. and percussion instruments like Hurok, Gotabhaya, Dhak, Damaru etc., besides a variety of trumpets viz. Turi, Ranashinga etc. and blowing instruments such as Conch shells. On the occasion of the commemoration of the centenary of the Indian Museum Raja Sir Sourindro Mohun Tagore further donated a series of magnificent Japanese and Indian musical instruments along with a splendid Burmese violin in January 1914. The Japanese collection was a gift to Raja by His Imperial Majesty Mikado Japan and the collection consists a large drum with sticks; time beater; Kagura-flute; Koma-flute, flageolets and reeds etc. The Burmese violin was presented to Raja by His Majesty the king Thibaw of Burma in year 1878. The Indian musical instruments were Alabu Sarangi, Tamburu Vina, Setar (Sitar), A1gok-flu. Kalama-flute etc. A portrait in oil executed by the Italian artist Ferreti of Raja Sir Sourindro Mohun Tagore was presented by his son Shri Shyama Kumar Tagore to this museum after the demise of Raja in June 1914.