Radhika's Mohan veena (1940s modified sarod)

~ String instrument

Description

For the modified slide-guitar created in the 1990's by Vishwa Mohan Bhatt see Bhatt's Mohan veena.
Created as a modified sarod by Radhika Maitra in the 1940s, it has a wooden soundbox cover (like sitar), an extra neck resonator (like veena) and the fretboard from the sarod.

Annotation

it received a revival in 2020 by Joydeep Mukherjee

Annotation last modified on 2025-06-17 14:05 UTC.

Relationships

from (as Mohan veena):North India
invented by (as Mohan veena):Radhika Mohan Maitra (Indian sarod player) (from 1943 until 1948)
type of (as Mohan veena):sarod
derived from (as Mohan veena):sarod
sitar (Indian long-necked fretted gourdlute)
veena (Ancient Carnatic veena lute)
Wikidata:Q134964021 [info]