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 ...

Whenever people think of Narada, one image instantly appears a divine sage traveling across the universe while chanting God’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Coming from a classically trained background, Srivani has been playing the veena since the age of seven and had picked up the minute details quite early — within a first few months of training, much ...

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,” ...