SRUTI BOX - 3-6

NEWS & NOTES

Warangal: Seminar On Teaching Of Music - 7

Palakkad: Birth Centenary Of Chembai - 8

Bombay: Focus On Woman In Workshop - 11

Calcutta: Dover Lane Music Conference - 13

New York: Chhau Dances - 15

Kerala: Jayachandran & Attakkalari - 19

Bhopal: A Unique Veena Samaroh - 21

Special Feature

VEENA: THEN & NOW

The Varieties Of Veena And Their Evolution - 25

The Veena In Indian Culture - 30

The Veena In Sculpture - 32

The Veena's Place In The North & The South - 34

Some Renowned Masters - 39

Asad Ali Khan, Narayana Iyengar & Lalmani Misra

Kathakali Music - 43

BRIEF NOTES - 45-50

EDITOR'S NOTE - 52

FRONT COVER: Post-Vijayanagar pillar-panel carving in the Ramaswami temple in Kumbakonam. Probably what is shown is the yazh, the primitive veena, with frets and a resonating bowl.

Photo by M. Krishnan