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 ...

Instrumental music has been an integral part of Indian culture for centuries. The “Saraswati Veena” has become synonymous with the tradition and culture of India. Goddess Saraswati, the Goddess of ...

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 ...

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,” ...

Ustad Mohi Baha’uddin Dagar, the son of renowned rudra veena maestro Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar is an exponent of the Rudra veena. Rudra veena is the oldest surviving stringed instrument in India, ...

It was a little after four when the faint hum of the tambura began to fill the auditorium at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha. A few ...

This handmade musical instrument rivals the famed Tanjavur veena and is made entirely from discarded coconut shells.

For 83-year-old veena exponent Padmavathy Ananthagopalan, not a day passes without playing the instrument. She starts her day with classes at 6am and doesn’t rest till the evening. But, nothing tires ...

The State government has ordered at least 200 replicas of Bobbili Veena to Sarwasiddi family, which is famous for making the musical instrument, through Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development ...

The winner of the popular singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs will receive a special gift from the Mangeshkar family - a pure silver 'Veena' instrument. Usha Mangeshkar, a member of the ...