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[[File:Bobbili Veena 07.jpg|thumb|Bobbili Veena]]<br />
[[File:BobbiliVeenaToy1.jpg|thumb|Bobbili Veena, in a glass case for decorative purpose.]]<br />
'''Bobbili veena''' is a large plucked [[string instrument]] used in [[Carnatic classical music]]. The Veena is named after [[Bobbili]], a place where it was invented. In 2011 the musical instrument got a [[Geographical Indication]] tag from the [[Government of India]].<ref name="GI">{{cite web|title=GIR Search|url=http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/GirPublic/index.aspx|website=ipindiaservices.gov.in|access-date=5 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508144957/http://ipindiaservices.gov.in/GirPublic/index.aspx|archive-date=8 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="GIlist">{{cite web|title=State Wise Registration Details of G.I Applications (15 September 2003 – Till Date)|url=http://www.ipindia.nic.in/writereaddata/Portal/News/283_1_REGISTRATION_DETAILS_OF_GI_TILL_DATE_March_2012_Till_Date.pdf|website=Geographical Indication Registry|access-date=5 May 2017|page=6}}</ref><ref name="Bobbili veena gets special GI tag">{{cite news|title=Bobbili veena gets special GI tag|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Bobbili-veena-gets-special-GI-tag/articleshow/11311650.cms|website=The Times of India|date=31 December 2011 |access-date=25 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news|title=Bobbili touch keeps veena alive|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/bobbili-touch-keeps-veena-alive/article5910200.ece|access-date=25 January 2016|work=The Hindu|date=14 April 2014|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bogadhi |first=Neelima |orig-date=July 24, 2025 |title=How artisans use IP to protect traditional instrument-making in India |url=https://www.wipo.int/web/wipo-magazine/article-details/?assetRef=74866&title=how-artisans-use-ip-to-protect-traditional-instrument-making-in-india |access-date=2025-09-12 |website=WIPO Magazine |publisher=[[World Intellectual Property Organization]] |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
Bobbili Veena is considered to be invented in [[Bobbili]] of [[Vizianagaram district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The making of the Veena started in the 17th century during the reign of [[Pedda Rayudu]]. At that time, playing Veena was a common practice in India, specially South India. The entire development process of the Veena took more than three centuries. Bobbili kingdom rulers were fond of music, and many of them learned to play Veena.<ref name="RanjanRanjan2009">{{cite book|last1=Ranjan|first1=Aditi|last2=Ranjan|first2=M. P.|title=Handmade in India: A Geographic Encyclopedia of Indian Handicrafts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ixhJAQAAIAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Abbeville Press|isbn=978-0-7892-1047-0|page=281}}</ref> In the Bobbili kingdom, the Veena used to be supplied by Sarwasiddi community craftsmen. These craftsmen were from [[Gollapudi, Krishna district|Gollapalli]]. The craftsmen community who make this musical instrument are known as "Bobbili Veena sampradayam" (Bobbili Veena community).<ref name=Gaatha>{{cite web|title=Craft of making Bobbili Veena, Carnatic music, India, Tanjore | url=http://gaatha.com/bobbili-veena/|publisher=Gaatha|access-date=25 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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== Description ==<br />
A Bobbili Veena is carved from a single piece of jack wood.<ref name=lepakshihandicrafts>{{cite web|title=Lepakshi Bobbili Veena|url=http://www.lepakshihandicrafts.gov.in/bobbiliveena.html|publisher=lepakshihandicrafts|access-date=25 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131120612/http://www.lepakshihandicrafts.gov.in/bobbiliveena.html|archive-date=31 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> It has a bowl called kunda, which is hollowed out and covered with a wooden plate. The neck, called dandi, is typically 51 inches long. Bobbili Veena is a instrument of seven cords.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Chordophones]]<br />
[[Category:Carnatic music]]<br />
[[Category:Culture of Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Geographical indications in Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Indian handicrafts]]<br />
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