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Sagar Veena

The Sagar veena (Urdu) is a plucked string instrument used in Punjab and developed in 1970 by prominent Pakistani lawyer Raza Kazim. It has evolved from Vichitra veena in both structure and sound. Similar to the Carnatic Gottuvadhyam (Chitra Vina) and Vichitra veena, it has no frets and is played with a slide.

Sagar Veena

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The Sagar veena (Urdu) is a plucked string instrument used in Punjab and developed in 1970 by prominent Pakistani lawyer Raza Kazim. It has evolved from Vichitra veena in both structure and sound. Similar to the Carnatic Gottuvadhyam (Chitra Vina) and Vichitra veena, it has no frets and is played with a slide.

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