Veena Sahasrabuddhe (popularly known as Veenatai) was born Veena Shankar Bodas at Kanpur, India on 14 September 1948. She is married, with one son and one daughter.

Father, Pt. Shankar Shripad Bodas was a disciple of the legendary Pt. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar. Pt. Shankar Shripad Bodas and brother Pt. Kashinath Shankar Bodas are her two gurus. Other mentors include Padmashri Balwant Rai Bhatt, Pt. Vasant Thakar and Pt. Gajananbua Joshi.

Veenatai is widely acclaimed today as a performer of the khayal style of Indian classical singing and of moving bhajan devotional songs. She is regularly invited to perform at the most prestigious events all over India. Labels including HMV (EMI), BMG-Crescendo and Sony have published a total of 40 albums of hers. Her music appeals to other musicians, elders with decades of listening experience and schoolchildren alike, because her music respects traditional values and is yet very personal.

Veenatai, established "Shankar Sangeet Vidyalaya", a school of music affiliated to the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya (A.B.G.M.V) Mandal during 1976.

Veenatai conducted lecture-demonstrations for listeners at the St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, and on the "Vividh Bharati" channel of All India Radio. Participated in the production of a video lesson for the Open University, UK, as artist-expert. Along with vocal concert, she delivered lecture-demonstrations at the Vocal Festival at Stockholm in May 1994. She also delivered vocal concert at "Voices of the World" festival at Copenhagen in March 1995 . Taught music appreciation to students of the "Penn in India" program of University of Pennsylvania (conducted in Pune), in 1996 and 97.

As on the roles of performer and guru of music have always been equally significant to her. While living on the campus at the IIT, Kanpur from 1968 to 1984,in Pune from 1990 to 2002 and at IIT Bombay from 2002 to 2005 she taught privately. She also worked at the department of music at the SNDT University's College of Arts and Commerce for Women, Pune from June 1985 to September 1990. She was department head during 1988 to 1990.

During 2002-2004 she taught formal as well as informal courses at IIT Bombay as Adjunct Professor. As Artist-in-Residence at IIT Kanpur during March-April 2009, she taught music and conducted lecture-demonstrations .

She won All India Radio national level classical Vocal competition at the age of 25. Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 1993. Her album, “Immaculate Ragas” (Rhythm House Classics) nominated for "Best Vocal Album of the Year (1993)", I SUMU Awards, Mumbai

Several of her students are being recognized for their art; some already have commercial recordings to their credit.

Her goal is to continue propagating the music she loves in her dual roles of teacher and performer.