If you go to Bangalore...Veena Player

[sunilanandatheertha]

did the veena get its sweet sound from the jackfruit or the jackfruit got its sweetness from the sweet sound of the veena.. What an amazing instrument. I cry when i play this great divine instrument. Thanks to you Sir, for making these instruments and continuing the vedic tradition in music.

[vincomputer]

living in bangalore and talking in ....your own language.....very disrespect to land and people very shame....

[tafxkz]

@vincomputer

Dude- why are you posting in English if you are an advocate of Kanada

[govindarajanns]

I felt amused of the way the programme was compered.She was not able to clearly explain that the Veena was made out of the Jack tree and not the fruit. Alas!

[boondawgle]

Interesting. I'm looking for information related to getting the frets applied. I have a Veena but the wax holding the frets broke away and it all needs to be replaced. Any measurements, diagrams or techniques in doing this would be greatly appreciated

[Jacktv3]

What a great country we are... Instead of enjoying the video everybody is fighting abt the language.

here i don't see "Unity in diversity".

[maheranju]

Gr88 to see how veenai is made.. thnx a lot for the info.. could you pls tell me the shop address..and details. whether they make any spl veenai (electric and dismantable)..Thnx vry much. I really appreciate your work.

[anotherelvis]

Which street is this?

[Manoj1za]

I don't care about which language he or she is speaking. I am just happy that I could see the Veena being made and the Maker being interviewed. And that he is follower of Hindu religion. Any language is beautifull or poetic but I must be worthy scholar to use it skillfully otherwise I am unworthy and have no right to judge any language!

[Manoj1za]

The making of beautifull Veena the musical instrument of Gods! Raju might have 10th Standard but he is a Master in his profession, he could easily be a professor in music and musical instruments, I deduce this because in order to make a musical instrument you have to know the musical notes etc. He is a successful businessman also since he sell 10 Veenas a month. A great feat since it takes 10 days to make one Veena and 10 Veenas sold a month equals 100 days which he squeezes out of a month!

[muthushiv]

Jack Fruit? I thought it was pumpkin/gourds. The jack fruit shell is soft and cannot be carved to resonate. Interesting.

[bringmetheworkhorse]

This is what I thought when I watched this!

[CarnaticConnection]

Jack fruit WOOD. Not shell or fruit.

[muthushiv]

Do you mean to say that the round resonating base is made of Jack fruit wood? Is that flexible to make like that? I thought it is hard and hence they rely on pumpkin fruit. I will investigate more about it when I reach India.

[CarnaticConnection]

Yes. It is a hard substance, but a skilled craftsman can carve it accordingly. You can even see in the video that the resonating base is wooden- it has all the lines and contours of wood, not a gourd.

[muthushiv]

thanks very much. I really appreciate your effort and time for clarifying this

[CarnaticConnection]

Sure no problem! It's great to see people being inquisitive about the instruments themselves!

[yoda3diknight]

Lots of tamilians in Bangalore. I think it's ok that Kamla talked to him in tamil -- was she supposed to put an explanation about language there as well? lol

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[dymanu]

fool.. kamalabhat you say that this shop is there from 1964..why the hell are you talking in Tamil..don't you know kannada? did he know kannada?

[newinnewdelhi]

Its sad to see Tamilians go around the country assuming that everyone else understands Tamil. I thought Kamla was one of the educated and socially aware people out there but at the end of the day, probably they are all the same. Generalizations exist for a reason. I hope Kamla learns to respect other cultures and be a bit more sensitive in the future.

[avi1877]

why are you takling to this guy in tamil....you fool

[sweetu110]

this video sux.........

[999gaya3]

cont..

the wax contains 24 threads that has to be placed in order that we could hear the correct sound of re ga ma pa da ni in the madhya sthai and sa ri ga ma pada ni sa in the upp-re sthai, madhya sthai sa is omitted because the threads start from re....

i hope am correct upto my knowledge, pls bear with me if it is wrong

[999gaya3]

veena is made of wood from the jack tree "palamaram" in tamil and "plavu" in malayalam. it has 4 main strings and 3 other used for thalam. this veena that raju makes at present is called a saraswathi veena named after godess saraswathi, there are numerous other types of veena available. the wax that he s mentioning ll hold various stick like metal which brings the melody out of veena. its the best instrument in the whole world. making veena is a tough job, so ppl are not coming forward

[sparklee16]

How stupid can people get? First of all, this video has got nothing to do with languages...secondly, for all u kannada activists out there, this ain't kannada, it's tamil...thirdly whoever thinks one Indian language is better or more "Indian" than another is an idiot...how does it really matter? Just enjoy the video

[godlaveti]

Just use one language please..OK video otherwise....

[KUKU9841]

why are we arguing about language anyway think what kind of message it gives to a non indian viewer, he will think what kind of people we are it dosen't matter what language u sepeak we are at the end of the day indins and languages can't stop us being indians!!!!

[sakathvenu]

Namma Bangalore :))

Yipee!!

Easy to make out he speaks namma kannada!! :)

[candydude235]

yup hes a kannadiga!!!

[Sandmello80]

Dumbo, its Tamil

[vikramks]

hello stop this public spat ...

wat is this.. u are scolding eachother..

hindi might be a rastra baasha.. it doesnt mean other languages are not important!!!

[bahanaa]

you dumb idiot I am talking about the presenter. She can talk hindi. The maker is not even 10th pass so I have no qualms about him.

[mariolikescake]

he is speakin one of the langs of de country ,It is just as much the bhasha of the Rashtra.I cant believe that u lot are making such dumb comments like 'speak this language or speak that language' Instead of being proud that we have such a great variety of langs and people in India you demand that people speak only certain languages with bigots like you there's no wonder why our country has problems, loving and respecting Mother India is only through loving and respecting all her children

[bahanaa]

Why don't you try learning the rashtra basha... talk in hindi. Hindi mee baat karo.

[jitinnair]

bull shit talk in english dog

[bahanaa]

you moron why don;t you respect the national language. See where Germans and Japanese are.

[shivamama]

u f*@k%n monkey whats ur problem with dat, dumb idiot our national language is not only hindi it is English as well may be u forgot that u faggot.n the germans & Japanese have only 1 lang 2 speak.n more over u typed here in english (why dont go n get ur self a hindi keyboard to use), n dont ever speak in english because u dont like any other language other than HINDI.For heaven's sake dont forget that the freedom u are enjoyin today is the result of sacrifices of MANY NON HINDI freedom fighters.

[bahanaa]

name one non-hindi freedom fighter.

[belal202]

ur face

[999gaya3]

y not? there are many........ vo chidambaram, bharathi, huh

[mariolikescake]

for starters you ass, bengalis like bose, tagore, sister nivedita from ireland, Kittur Rani Chenna from Karnataka. so many freedom fighters who are non hindi speakers. I'm not saying anything against any language, v should be able to speak what we want wherever we are.... U fucking dont even know the history of the country ,bahana is just the name for u. an u have enuf an plenty 2 say about language.

[mariolikescake]

I dont think u really care about the country Mr bahanaa, all you want 2 do is hate something and somebody, and language is ur excuse

[mariolikescake]

By the way, quit comparing India to germany and Japan, those nations are barely 1/3rd the size of ours with much fewer people

[shivamama]

Forget it dude, i've realized that you are one big fat looser and there is no point talking to educated morons like you.You know one thing, you have just disgraced your own culture and your own mother land.I really feel sorry for you for having such a narrow minded thoughts and no knowledge of your country's own superheroes.

[Jacktv3]

You are a real Son of a bitch... you dickhead...

Even Gandhi (Gujarati) is non-hindi and Bhagat Singh(punjabi) is also non hindi.

First learn the history before trying to make some intelligent comments asshole.

[seainpitt]

Hey Hey - Watch your language - go get an education. This is music we are talking about. Using Vulgar language does not mean your are clear in conveying your message

[mariolikescake]

dumbfuck... the japanese and germans are where they are because of industry and discipline, not to mention determination and unity throughout the nation, not by wasting precious time scrapping over language,

what have you done to build this nation besides yapping.... bahana is the perfect name for u

[mariolikescake]

he is speakin one of the langs of de country ,It is just as much the bhasha of the Rashtra.I cant believe that u lot are making such dumb comments like 'speak this language or speak that language' Instead of being proud that we have such a great variety of langs and people in India you demand that people speak only certain languages with bigots like you there's no wonder why our country has problems, loving and respecting Mother India is only through loving and respecting all her children

[mariolikescake]

he is speakin one of the langs of de country ,It is just as much the bhasha of the Rashtra.I cant believe that u lot are making such dumb comments like 'speak this language or speak that language' Instead of being proud that we have such a great variety of langs and people in India you demand that people speak only certain languages with bigots like you there's no wonder why our country has problems, loving and respecting Mother India is only through loving and respecting all her children

[jkrishnanv]

must be chikpet in Bangalore, where most such shops are there. When i worked in a company where they were trying to devise ways to make electronic music by software and some hardware. we had a professor visiting from a top US univ and two engineers from top Jap music company. they wanted to buy tabla, i took them there, thorugh all kind dirts, bangalore has few dirty places :-) surprise they all took tabla and started playing. almost like indians masters hmmm music has universal language..

[vlnvlaclogbaerhpno]

mmm Raju's sexy :-) and i bet he makes a good vina!

[candydude235]

jeez raju is sexy? and what are yu? a despo?

[jayainthesky]

Great work!

[keccha]

kannada dalli mathadri. You have come to our place. Speak in kannada.

[kssara2000]

I dont know where you are. May be in US or in another western country. We, Indians wherever we go (Tamil, Telegu, Kanada,Punjabi you name it)we follow our traditions and teach our children to follow it. And then Sir, people in the west say, when you come to our country live like as we do. Sounds familiar?

[galaxyyellow]

Be it kannada or Tamil, we are all Indians dude! Come to Delhi, you still can speak kannada, we are happy about it!

[Gewaldro]

I think so, too. I'm from partly from Haryana and I don't care about such things as language. We're all Indians. That's one thing what's so special about us, we consist of so many ethnic groups but on the other hand, we are one ethnic group.

[mariolikescake]

he is speakin one of the langs of de country ,It is just as much the bhasha of the Rashtra.I cant believe that u lot are making such dumb comments like 'speak this language or speak that language' Instead of being proud that we have such a great variety of langs and people in India you demand that people speak only certain languages with bigots like you there's no wonder why our country has problems, loving and respecting Mother India is only through loving and respecting all her children

[zenlawnmower]

Awesome! Thanks for posting.

[endofdays5767]

great stuff