[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891) › c12.13 # The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c12.13 The Music and Musical Instruments of Southern India and the Deccan c12.13 - **Language:** English ### [c12.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c12.13) NATHIVA VADIVELU. A singer of repute and composer of many Vérnams, Svarajotas. He is believed to have introduced the use of the European violin¹ into Southern India. - [Previous: c12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c12.12) - [Next: c12.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c12.14) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c12.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.day-1891.c12.13) · Pramāṇa