Veenavaadhini

 Veenavaadhini is an organization founded by the Veena Couple JT Jeyaraaj Krishnan and Jaysri Jeyaraaj Krishnan. The mission statement of the Trust is to work zealously towards the 3Ps, namely Preservation, Propagation and Popularization of Carnatic Music with particular emphasis on the divine instrument Veena.

The Veenavaadhini School
The trust has set up a school for vocal and veena music where Jeyaraaj and Jaysri share their knowledge with students of music who are as passionate about the pure traditions of Carnatic music as them.

Pilgrimage with Dikshitar

Belonging to the direct Sishya Parampara of Muthuswamy Dikshitar, the Gurus Jeyaraaj and Jaysri, along with their students at Veenavaadhini, have undertaken to visit the provenance of Muthuswamy Dikshitar’s kritis, to retrace Dikshitar’s journey, visit the temples that he visited, and render the kritis that he composed on the various deities enshrined therein.

Muthuswamy Dikshitar Jayanthi and Aradhana Festivals
The Trust conducts Dikshitar Jayanthi and Aradhana Utsavams to commemorate the Birth and Death Anniversaries of Nadajyoti Muthuswamy Dikshitar.

Chamber Concerts
Veenavaadhini conducts chamber concerts which creates a unique closeness and rapport between the musician and the music lover.

Archival of Veena Music
Last but not the least, Veenavaadhini Sampradaya Sangit Trust proposes to create a unique archive of over 1000 compositions and 100 raga alapanas rendered by Jeyaraaj and Jaysri on the Veena. This huge project has been undertaken to reiterate the versatility and unlimited potential of the Veena. It is an endeavour to bring to the fore and preserve for posterity the Gayaki style of playing the Veena as the vainika couple has imbibed from their Gurus A Anantharama Iyer and A Champakavali through the unbroken lineage of vainika gayaka Muthuswamy Dikshitar.