Fifty years on the record.
Coverage from arts press across India and the diaspora — print, digital and broadcast.
Coverage — by year.
Shri Rajarajeswari Kalaniketan performed at Chennai as part of Kalakshetra Foundation’s Kala Mela.
Dr Veena Murthy Vijay’s Bengaluru institution, Sri Raja Rajeshwari Kalaniketan, presented Kuchipudi in Chennai as part of the Kalakshetra Foundation’s Kala Mela.
How Dr. Veena Murthy Vijay is Reimagining Kuchipudi for a New India — 50 Years of Grace and Grit.
Reimagining tradition without diluting it. ‘Classical dance is not a museum piece, it is a living language. It must grow with society while staying rooted in its grammar,’ she says. Over the years she has trained five generations of dancers.
From Tradition to Trend: Dr. Veena Murthy Vijay is Making Kuchipudi Click With Gen Z.
Through Samanvay Arts Festival 2026, curated by her, Kuchipudi steps into conversations that go beyond mythology. One production explores waste and garbage management as satire; another revisits Ravana as a complex, conflicted character.
Nitya Nritya 2025 — A journey of emotion, art, and reflection.
Veena’s own byline. Three days of Nitya Nritya curated by Nupura — tributes, Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi, Odissi and Yakshagana solo. ‘Curated with thought and depth by Manu Srinivasan, the theme Communicating Connections explored Nritta and Abhinaya.’ Photos by Srivatsa Shandilya.
Kala Banu Festival — review/report.
Festival coverage in Narthaki — the publication of record for the Indian classical dance world.
20th Drishti National Dance Festival.
Review of one of Karnataka’s anchor classical-dance festivals.
Drishti National Dance Festival — The pride of Karnataka.
Earlier Narthaki coverage placing Drishti as Karnataka’s anchor classical festival.
16th Drishti National Dance Festival — review.
Editorial coverage from Narthaki’s reviews desk.
Nrityanjali 25 — review.
Festival review on Narthaki.
Reflecting the rhythm of life.
A Deccan Herald feature on Dr Veena Murthy Vijay and her dance.
Dr Veena Murthy Vijay is a danseuse committed to the propagation of Indian dance worldwide — Kuchipudi exponent, choreographer and scholar. Director of Sri Raja Rajeshwari Kalaniketan, Bengaluru (training in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi), and founder of Samanvay, a dance company and institution offering academic diplomas and degree courses affiliated to Bangalore University. Honoured with the State Award Karnataka Kalashree (Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy, 2009–10) and an Honorary Doctorate for restructuring twenty new adavu patterns in Kuchipudi based on Karnataka Yakshagana.
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.
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