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In classical texts on Indian music, the term veena refers to almost any string instrument, and at least forty different types of veena are listed. Today, the term refers to a particular type of stringed instrument, of which about two or three closely...
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Veena (Telugu: వీణ, Kannada: ವೀಣ-veena,ವೀಣೆ-veene, Tamil: வீணை-veene, வீணா-vina, Malayalam: വീണ) is a plucked stringed instrument used in Carnatic music. There are several variations of the veena, which in its...


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Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Plymouth musician shares venerable veena.(WEST)
11/10/2004: 376 words, approx. 1 pages
Byline: Christina Preiss; Staff Writer Nirmala Rajasekar sits cross-legged on the floor, cradling a large instrument called a veena. Her fingers glide effortlessly along the strings and frets, creating droning tones that seem suitable for meditation. Rajasekar is a Carnatic...
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Daedalus
Comments on Veena Das's essay "Language and Body: Transactions in the Construction of Pain."
01/01/1996: 2,422 words, approx. 8 pages
Veena Das eloquently discusses the language of pain in her essay 'Language and Body: Transactions in the Construction of Pain.' She uses a quote from Ludwig Wittgenstein to explore how one person's pain can be felt in another person's body, and how denying another...
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Thailand cracks down on dirty dancing
12/27/2006: 649 words, approx. 2 pages
Even in a country where scantily clad dancers are something of a national icon, there is such a thing as crossing the line.A comment by Thailand's revered royal family has set off a campaign against one particular type of dancer, known here as Coyote Girls,...
 


 

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