Veenai Dhanammal

Veenai Dhanammal
Veenai Dhanammal
	Veenai Dhanammal, circa mid-1930s
Background information
Born	1867; Georgetown, Chennai
Genres	Indian classical music
Occupation	Veenai player
Instrument	Veenai
Years active	1880–1938

Veenai Dhanammal (Tamil: வீணை தனம்மாள்) (1867–1938)^[1] was a highly accomplished Carnatic musician, and the torchbearer of the school of Carnatic music that goes by her name. She was both a vocalist and a performer on the Saraswati veena.^[1] The prefix "Veenai" in her name is an indicator of her exceptional mastery of that instrument.

Veenai Dhanammal (left) with her daughter T. Lakshmirathnam and grandson, circa 1910–15.

^ ^a ^b University, Vijaya Ramaswamy, Jawaharlal Nehru (25 August 2017). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-0686-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[:0-1] University, Vijaya Ramaswamy, Jawaharlal Nehru (25 August 2017). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-0686-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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