A famous proponent of the Veena:

S. Balachander
Ravi Shankar
Emani Sankara Sastry
Zakir Hussain

The correct answer is B) Ravi Shankar.

Ravi Shankar was a world-renowned Indian musician who played the veena, a stringed instrument. He was born in 1920 in Benares, India, and began playing the veena at the age of seven. He went on to study music at the University of Madras and then at the All India Music Conference in Calcutta. In 1938, he made his first public performance as a veena player.

In the 1950s, Shankar began to tour internationally, and he soon became one of the most popular Indian musicians in the world. He played with a variety of musicians, including Yehudi Menuhin and George Harrison. He also composed music for films and television shows.

Shankar was a pioneer in the field of world music, and he helped to introduce Indian music to a global audience. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, in 1999. He died in 2012 at the age of 92.

A) S. Balachander was a Tamil film director, producer, screenwriter, music director, and actor. He was born in 1930 in Madurai, India, and began his career as a music director in the 1950s. He went on to direct over 100 films, including some of the most popular Tamil films of all time. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award, in 1992. He died in 2014 at the age of 84.

C) Emani Sankara Sastry was an Indian classical vocalist. He was born in 1898 in Emani, Andhra Pradesh, India, and began his training in music at the age of five. He went on to study with some of the most renowned musicians of his time, including Veena Seshanna and Musiri Subramania Iyer. He made his public debut as a vocalist in 1916, and he quickly became one of the most popular classical singers in India.

D) Zakir Hussain is an Indian tabla player. He was born in 1951 in Mumbai, India, and began his training in music at the age of three. He went on to study with some of the most renowned tabla players of his time, including Allauddin Khan and Ahmed Jan Thirakwa. He made his public debut as a tabla player in 1967, and he quickly became one of the most popular tabla players in the world.