Saraswati Devi (veena player)

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Saraswati Devi was the daughter of Miyan Tansen. As per the accepted culture of tasteful, aesthetically driven, culturally refined and elegant families, she was trained in different departments of fine arts and most importantly music which evokes positive emotions.

Her father was Tansen, a famous classical musician, poet and a men of great understanding. His cap was the highest among the nobles of the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar. Raja Samokhan Singh and Miyan Tansen were both disciples of Swami Haridas in the same time period. [1] [2]

Akbar watching as Tansen receives a lesson from Swami Haridas. Imaginary situation depicted in Mughal miniature painting (Rajasthani style, c. 1750 AD).

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