Among the innumerable musical instruments of the world, the Indian veena stands as an instrument with an ancient past, dating back to the Rig Veda age (3500 – 2500 BC). Certainly, it occupies the ...

Among the innumerable musical instruments of the world, the Indian Veena, stands as an instrument, with a hoary past, harking back to the Rig Veda age, (3500 - 2500 B.C.). Certainly, it occupied the ...

The Hindu goddess Saraswati, symbolic of learning, wisdom and the arts, is often depicted playing the South Indian veena, an instrument of the lute family. In this program, featuring veena player ...

Picturise a concert hall filled with listeners maintaining pin-drop silence. A round of speedy kalpanaswaras are being rendered on the veena with some rigorous meetus and it is almost time for the ...

VIZIANAGARAM; The globally renowned Bobbili Veena, a symbol of rich musical heritage and craftsmanship, is gradually losing ...

Every day, N Thamilmani walks from his home, passing a tree, a coconut vendor, one or two ambling cows and his cousin’s house, to take a narrow passageway to his workshop. His workshop, in the heart ...

The veena assumes the personality of its player, the idiosyncrasies included, says Anuradha Mahesh. “If you are enthusiastic, your veena would be too, if you are a slacker, your veena would be ditto,” ...

In a village near Sakhigopal, mornings are melodious. By the side of National Highway 316, Badahata village (Biragovindapur) resonates in 'ragas.' And, the harmonious sounds are emitted from a ...