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On the Web
- SAWF: The Saraswati Veena - Description, photographs, styles, audio discussion with Sreevidhya Chandramouli, photo essays of performances and fingering techniques, and audio samples.
- Veena Vadana: A Yoga for Salvation - Article on the history and divine nature of the instrument.
- RagaNet: Vichitra Veena - Short article, with photograph, by Ashwin Batish.
- Veena Archives - A site about the Veena comic book, its characters, how to get it, and notes about his creator. Also links to French language comics and BD.
- Carnatic Music Instrument: Veena - Description, photograph, and music samples by Sujana Vadlamani.
- MusicalNirvana: Veena - Photograph, description, audio sample, articles, and links to musicians.
- Pariti, Smt. Rajeswari - Indian veena artist and teacher based in the US. Includes profile, performance listings, reviews, and audio sample.
- Dagar, Zia Mohiuddin - Biography of the legendary Rudra Veena player (1929-1990). Also about dhrupad, dagar family and the gurukul.
- Dagar, Bah'au'ddin - Young Rudra veena player and son of the legendary dhrupad meastro Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar. Biography and information about Dhrupad, Dagar family and the gurukul.
- Vijayasree Mokkapati - Ethnomusicologist Vijayasree Mokkapati is a Karnatak music expert who performs veena and teaches veena/vocal music from Madras. Site includes sound clips and photos.
Wikipedia Articles
- Veena Kuppayyar - Veena Kuppayyar (1798 - 1860) was an exponent of Veena and a composer of Carnatic music. He was a student of the famous composer Tyagaraja.
- Veena - Veena (Telugu: వీణ, Kannada, Tamil: வீணை-veene, வீணா-vina) is a plucked stringed instrument used in Carnatic music. There are several variations of the veena, which in its South Indian form is a member of the lute family.
- Veena (actress) - Veena Sapru (July 4, 1926 - November, 2004) also known as Veena Kumari was a female actress in India.
- Veena Dhanammal - Veena Dhanammal () (1867-1938) was a highly accomplished Carnatic musician, and the torchbearer of the school of Carnatic music that goes by her name. She was both a vocalist and a performer on the veena.
- Santi-Veena - Santi-Veena is the title of two Thai films: