Whether you’re in the mood for a mosh pit, or would rather settle down with some soothing tunes after a long day, veena has got you covered. The meditative and curative sound of veena comes from ...

People sometimes fall in love at first sight — but Jyoti Hegde fell in love at first sound. The renowned Rudra Veena player, who performed at a recent music festival at NCPA in Mumbai before taking to ...

The primary aspect of concert acoustics is the microphone. Very often, veena artists are faced with the outcry, “Why do you need a contact mike? It distorts the tone of the veena.” For a veena concert ...

Sublime: Gayathri says the veena is an instrument that takes on the breath of the player Her three different veenas at home are all of the same naadam. How does this happen? She says the veena is an ...

To surrender to the notes of the rudra veena can be like experiencing some magical mind coolant, of entering a zone where extrinsic sound blends into an inner silence. Kolkata-based German musician ...

The ancient Thanjavur Veena has got a fresh lease of life. Recently, the veena was accorded the Geographical Indication (GI) status by a High Court. The status recognises the musical instrument as ...

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 ...

BENGALURU: Music runs in her blood, but ace veena player Jayanthi Kumaresh believes she will continue only as long as she is worthy of it. In an intimate setting at the boutique, basavakris, ...