Thanks very much for the welcome. I will post a clip or two of my playing but right now I am betwixt and between sitar and rudra veena. I have had to go through some major surgery on my left hand (the fretting hand) about three years ago. It is in the final stages of healing. I also went through minor (trigger release) surgery on my right index finger about 7 months ago. And now my left index finger is triggering. We use the left hand for very long slides across the fret. I think in Western music it is something like "glissando"? In Classical North Indian Indian music it is called meer or meend, depending on dialect. It is a major part of the music and can be up to 5 or 6 pitches sliding across one fret.
So I need to get my hands back in order and when I do I will be more than happy to post a clip or two. I appreciate the interest.
Btw - there is a photo of my rudra veena I had made for me. I worked with the maker about 3 years on both the design and the technical sepcs.