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Why are strings of different thickness and materials are used in a sitar or a violin?

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Fundamental frequency of a stretched string, v = \(\frac{1}{2l}\sqrt{\left(\frac{T}{m}\right)}\)

When we use strings of different thicknesses and materials, they have different values of mass per unit length (m). So the strings will produce notes of different frequencies.

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