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 ...

Before we tell you all about musician Nirmala Rajasekar — who will perform at the Charleston Music Hall, presented by both the Halsey and the Indian Association of Greater Charleston on Thurs. Oct. 19 ...

Originating in northern India, it is named after Rudra, the fierce form of Shiva. It is believed that Ravana built and played this veena to pay homage to Shiva and named it after him.

As the curtain rose at Narada Gana Sabha’s Main Hall, the audience was greeted by a breathtaking sight — over a 100 veena artistes, ranging from sprightly 10-year-olds to seasoned septuagenarians, ...

The topic of the lecture by vidushi Jayanthi Kumaresh was ‘Tana and its impact on raga grammar’. She began by discussing the various movements in compositions, highlighting Tanam as one such dynamic ...

Seven years ago, a young sculptor from Varad village in Malvan was asked if he could craft two unusual wooden figures – the heads of the mythological serpent Vasuki and a peacock. For Kunal Joshi, the ...

At a modest house in Plymouth, the best veena player in North America goes about her busy schedule. Amid teaching a select set of students and organizing her global concert itinerary — including a ...

A name synonymous with innovation, energy and virtuosity in the world of Indian classical music is veena maestro Rajhesh Vaidhya. A celebrated music composer and director, he has redefined the way the ...