By Dr. Rama V. Bennur To commemorate the inauguration of Veene Seshanna Bhavana that was constructed 33 years ago, Ganabharathi of Mysuru had arranged a fine veena recital on Oct. 26. Vidu. Bhagyalakshmi Chandrashekhar, who presented the recital, is a rare veena player, who believes in preserving the purity and divinity of this ancient instrument….
By Dr. Rama V. Bennur The names Veene and Seshanna (1852-1926) are inseparable. His contribution to the field of Veena is remarkable. He was mainly responsible for spreading Mysuru’s galore of music in and out of India. It is believed that it was he, who is responsible for the famed ‘Mysuru Baani’ or style of…
Mysuru: Veene Seshanna (1852-1926), an exponent of veena, born in a family of musicians was the Asthana Vidwan of the Princely State of Mysore. He displayed a gifted musical talent as a young boy and came under the tutelage of Mysore Sadashiva Rao and Veene Venkatasubbayya. Starting his musical journey with vocal, he later became proficient…
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