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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...