Kannan expressed his satisfaction with the resurgence of interest in the veena, emphasising its importance as a ‘national instrument’. “Prior to 2009, there was a misconception that the ...

India is a country rich in tradition and skill. Be it the ancient dance forms that entertain and inform people even today, to the forms of ‘nataks’ and ‘jatras’ that show society a mirror ...

Music in May rolls on with two outstanding performers. Nirmala Rajasekar presents Carnatic music and the national instrument of India at the Chanhassen Library at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 13 ...

She spotted her veena, the seven-stringed, 24-fretted national instrument of India that she'd played since she was a young girl. She noticed it had a coating of dust. She wiped it off and began to ...