Pepa (instrument) is dwindling gradually in Assam due to shrinking pastoral lands, getting a pepa is currently very difficult. Cost of a pepa in market has even reached ₹2500 in recent years. Pepa (instrument) The pepa is a hornpipe musical instrument that is used in traditional music in Assam, India. It is usually made with the horn of a buffalo. "Pepa" is a hornpipe which has been used during Bihu celebrations since ancient times. It was mostly blown by the Deori priests in olden times to imitate the music needed to summon Tian gods, much like the Shofar used by Jews. The
C. Venkata S. Ram C. Venkata S. Ram C. Venkata S. Ram is a doctor and pioneer in field of Hypertension. Currently, he is the Director, Apollo Institute for Blood Pressure Management, Apollo Hospitals and Professor, Apollo Medical College, Hyderabad, India. In 2013, S. Ram was awarded the Padma Shri by the President of India for his contributions to the field of medicine, for his work in hypertension and prevention of heart disease. C Venkata S. Ram graduated from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India in the year 1971. He was trained at Brown University in Providence, USA, and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. He