• Types:
  • • Ekantha Veena: Carved from a single block of wood.
    • Sada Veena: Carved in three sections: resonator, neck, and head.
• Construction:

• • • Made from fresh bark of Jack Fruit Tree.
    • Requires multiple testing rounds of the bark.
    • Components: Resonator (kudam), Neck (dandi), and Tuning box.
    • Takes 15-20 days to complete, involving cutting, carving, shaping, and assembling.
• Types of Veena:

• • • Hindustani Classical Music: Rudra veena, Vichitra veena.
    • Carnatic Classical Music: Saraswati veena, Chitra veena.
• Notable Fact:

• • Thanjavur is known for making Saraswati veena.

• Saraswati veena is associated with the goddess Saraswati, symbolizing learning and arts.

About Geographical Indication (GI) Tag:

• Sign for products with specific geographical origin and unique qualities.
• Applied to agricultural products, foodstuffs, wine, spirit drinks, handicrafts, and industrial products.
• Geographical Indications of Goods Act, 1999 for registration and protection in India.
• GI tag valid for 10 years, renewable.

Recently Rajasthan got 5 GI Tags with the help of NABARD. 

• Nathdwara Pichwai Craft
• Bikaner Kashidakari Craft
• Bikaner Usta Kala Craft
• Jodhpur Bandhej Craft
• Udaipur Koftgari Metal Craft.