Strike the bayan with the tips of the index and middle fingers (some schools favor middle and ring), wrist resting on the head, and let it ring. With the heel of the hand pressing and sliding on the skin, the pitch bends — the gliding bass that gives tabla its speech-like quality.
Ge converts treble strokes into composites: Na becomes Dha, Tin becomes Dhin. Its control is a lifetime study — dry Ge with no bend for plain theka, deep scoops for solo weight, all at every dynamic. Also spoken as Ga, Ghe, or Gha depending on school and context.