Kuchipudi exponent.
Choreographer. Scholar.

In an illustrious career spanning more than three decades, Dr Veena Murthy Vijay has performed to packed houses in India and abroad, held workshops and lecture-demonstrations at universities overseas, and authored Therey — tracing the presence of Kuchipudi in Karnataka. Her productions include Agasthya Rishi, Chitrapata, Ganga Gowri Vilasam, Chitrangada, Sthree, Harmony, Vasudhika Kutumbam, the magnum opus opera Chilapadhikaram and the most recent magnum opus Sri Ramanuja Vybhavam. She was among the first dancers to set traditional Tibetan hymns to Indian dance — a production for world peace presented in the USA by Arathi School of Dances, sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Arizona State. Beyond performance, she is a member of the Vision Group for Higher Education (Government of India); a Syndicate member at Karnataka State Gangubai Hangal Music and Dance Performing Arts University; Director of the Cultural Committee at the Foreign Investors Council, India; nominated Governing Council Member of Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai by the Ministry of Culture; and an expert on the council of Naada Nirajanam, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams’ television channel.