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Veena festival from tomorrow

Staff Reporter

The event will bring about a deeper understanding of the ancient musical instrument

BANGALORE: Bangalore will host the first National Veena Festival to bring about a deeper understanding of Indian classical music and the resurgence of the ancient musical instrument, Veena, as the spearhead of a musical movement, on Friday and Saturday.

The festival is being organised by the Veena Foundation, the Academy of Music and the Government. It is being coordinated by Tarangini Arts Foundation under the auspices of Bharatiya Ekta Evam Vikas Foundation.

While Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh will inaugurate the festival at the Chowdiah Memorial Hall at 6.30 p.m. on Friday, the valedictory will be held at Yavanika the next evening.

Governor T.N. Chaturvedi will attend the inaugural function. The inaugural will also witness the conferring of the "Veenavadanatattvajna" award on eminent Veena artiste Padmavathi Ananthagopalan.

The Veena Foundation is committed to the cause of Veena, its tradition, its culture, its technology and its musicology, according to the chairman of the foundation and eminent jurist L.M. Singhvi.

He says, "Veena reminds us of the ancient heritage of India, of harmony, tranquillity and resonance. Indeed, it is from Veena that many stringed instruments have sprung. The filial debt of Sitar, Sarod, Santoor and a host of other stringed instruments express themselves in the effloresce of Indian classical music. Veena has been pushed to the margin in North Indian music. However, the versatile legacy of our primordial musical tradition from antiquity has survived and flourished in South India and Veena continues to occupy the pride of place in Carnatic music."

The main objective of the foundation is to promote Veena culture both in India and abroad not only among people of Indian origin but also among other communities.

The inaugural national festival of the foundation was held in Chennai from October 28 to October 30 last year.

Over 50 top-ranking Veena Vadakas and accompanists participated in that festival.

Dr. Singhvi and Raghurama Ayyar, general secretary of the foundation, said, "Veena has a glorious past and a glorious and a luminous future."

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