Welcome

The Nada Nidhi Music School, based in Fremont, CA, provides education in the art of playing the Veena, and the intricacies of Carnatic Music. Students undergo rigorous training ranging from the basics of this unique instrument to the complex aspects of musical improvisation and concert performance.
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Release of Saint Thyagaraja's Lalgudi Pancharathna Krithis

Nada Nidhi Music School and Trinity School of Music jointly release the Lalgudi Pancharathnams as a tribute to Guru Sri Lalgudi G. Jayaraman on the occasion of his 94th birth anniversary.

Nada Nidhi celebrates 35 years of instruction in the SF Bay Area!!!

​​On Sunday August 18, 2024, Guru Srikanth Chary and the students of Nada Nidhi presented Nada Mahima, a grand exploration of the essence of nādam and the concept and excellence of sound.
Some photos from this memorable event can be found here.

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​We gratefully acknowledge the support of our generous platinum and diamond sponsors:

Platinum Sponsor
​University of Silicon Andhra

Diamond Sponsor
​Shastha Foods

Nada Nidhi Releases
Lalgudi Pancharathnams (a collaboration with Trinity School of Music)
Nalinakanthimathim
Endaro mahanubhavulu
Train Song
Kurai Onrum Illai
Nada Tanum Anisam
Mutthuswami Dikshidar's Panchabhutalinga kshetra krithis

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Upcoming Performances

Saturday November 30,  5:15-6:45 pm
NOAC Fundraiser
University of Silicon Andhra, ​1521 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035
Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Santhosh Ravindrabharathy (Mridangam) and Sathya Ganesan (Ghatam)
Hosted by: The No Animal Cruelty (NOAC) Project

Sunday December 1, 3-5:30 pm
Margazhi Utsavam 2024
SEVA Sharadambal Temple, 1633 S. Main Street, Milpitas, CA
Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Amit Ranganathan (Mridangam) and Sathya Ganesan (Ghatam)

Friday December 13, 6-9 pm
​230 Estrella Road, Fremont, CA 94539
Veena Concert by Srikanth Chary and Hrishikesh Chary, with Srinath Bala (Mridangam)
Hosted by: Sudha and Chandrasekar, Bay Area Margazhi Utsavam
Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MargazhiUtsavam

Saturday December 14, 5:30-7 pm
San Francisco Bay Area Margazhi Vaibhavam
Balaji Temple, 5004 N First Street, San Jose, CA 95002
Veena Concert by Hrishikesh Chary, with Shreyas Ramaswami (Mridangam)
Hosted by: Balaji Seva Foundation and Sambodh Vedic & Cultural Center

Friday December 20, 2:15-3:45 pm
Vani Mahal, Chennai
Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by (Mridangam)

Sunday December 22, 3:15-4:45 pm
Kaladhaara Dance Studio @ BAPS Temple Annex, 10548 Armstrong Avenue, Mather, CA 95655
Veena Concert by Akshara Sridhar, accompanied by Amogh Kuchibhotla (Mridangam)

Monday December 23, 6:45 pm
Swagatham, VVS Foundation, Chennai
Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by (Mridangam)

Monday December 25, Time TBD
Paddhati PSS/Carnatica Vedanta Desikar Hall - Mylapore, Chennai
Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by (Mridangam)

Friday December 27, 11:30 am - 1 pm
Arkay Convention Center, Chennai
Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Ambur Padmanabhan (Mridangam) and DV Venkatasubramaniam (Ghatam)

Saturday Decenber 28, 5-6:15pm
Margazhi Matram, Chennai
Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Puttur Nikshith (Mridangam)

Saturday January 4, 2025, 4:30-6:00 pm
ISKCON Chennai, Hare Krishna Land, Bhakthi Vedanta Swami Road, Off ECR, Akkarai, Sholinganallur, Chennai
Veena Concert by Akshara Sridhar, accompanied by Umesh Gopi (Mridangam)

Recent Performances

​​​​​Sunday November 24, 2-4:30 pm
Nada Nidhi Monthly House Concert Series
Nada Nidhi Performers: Sahana Sudarshan, Nishka Tejomurtula, Mekhala Kannappan, Dhruva Kotikalapudi, Omsri Bharat, accompanied by Lalit Kovvuri (Mridangam) 

​Saturday November 16, 3-4:30 pm
Ashtalakshmi Temple, 37270 Niles Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536
Karthigai Masam Somavara Cultural Festival
Veena Concert by: Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Sanjay Subramaniam (Mridangam)

​Saturday November 16, 2-2:50 pm
Ashtalakshmi Temple, 37270 Niles Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536
Karthigai Masam Somavara Cultural Festival
Performances by Nada Nidhi Students: Sreelaasya Kanakadandi, Anand Prabhakar, Avinash Gajjar, Shravanaa Sriram, Janani Karthik, Shruti Shyam, Dhruva Kotikalapudi, and Smriti Swaminathan, accompanied by Anirudh Suresh (Mridangam) 

Sunday November 10, 2 pm
​CCC Monthly Series
Nada Nidhi Solo Accompaniment by: Dhruva Kotikalapudi, Akshara Sridhar
Hosted by: Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC)

Saturday November 9, 3:30 pm
​​Sri Maha Kaleshwar Mandir, 1641 S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035
Veena Concert by: Srikanth Chary, accompanied by Natarajan Srinivasan (Mridangam)

Friday November 8, 6:30 pm
Diwali Concert by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Ajay Gopi (Mridangam)

Saturday October ​​26, 4 pm
3759 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94114
Veena Concert by Hrishikesh Chary, accompanied by Ajay Gopi (Mridangam) and Sathya Ganesan (Ghatam)
Hosted by: Ganesh Vasudeva

​Sunday October 13, 2 pm
​CCC Monthly Series
Nada Nidhi Solo Performance by: Anand Prabhakar
Hosted by: Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC)

​Saturday October 12, 4 pm
Rancho Rinconada Recreation and Park District, 18000 Chelmsford Dr, Cupertino, CA 95014
Annual Vijayadasami Concert by Guru Sri Srikanth Chary, accompanied by Ravindrabharathy Sridharan (Mridangam)

​Saturday October 12, 1:30 pm
Rancho Rinconada Recreation and Park District, 18000 Chelmsford Dr, Cupertino, CA 95014
Nada Nidhi Vijayadasami Celebrations featuring performances by all Nada Nidhi students

Wednesday October 9, 7:45 pm
SEVA Sharadambal Temple, 1633 S. Main Street, Milpitas, CA
Navarathri Celebrations
Nada Nidhi Performers: Pranaya Rishi, Anwesha Thurvas, Sreelaasya Kanakadandi, Anand Prabhakar, Krishna Kotikalapudi, Srisha Sitaraman, Mekhala Kannappan

​Sunday October 6, 10 am - 12:30 pm
Sri Kamakshi Community Center (SKCC), 2350A Walsh Avenue, Santa Clara, CA
Navarathri Celebrations
Nada Nidhi Performers: 
10 am: Gayatri Avvari, Janani Karthik, Shruti Shyam, Akshara Sridhar, Smriti Swaminathan, Usha Bharat, Omsri Bharat, accompanied by Rishi Kodungallur (Mridangam)
11:15 am: Concert by Srikanth Chary, accompanied by Ravindrabharathy Sridharan (Mridangam)

​Sunday September 29, 2:45 pm
India Community Center (ICC), 525 Los Coches Street, Milpitas, CA
"Janaranjakam" in celebration of SIFA's 45th anniversary
Musical Ensemble featuring Asha Ramesh, Srikanth Chary, Shanthi Narayan, N. Narayan, Priyanka Chary, Anagha Krishnakumar and Aparna Iyer
Hosted by: South India Fine Arts (SIFA)

Sunday September 22, 10-11 am
Mt. Pleasant High School, 1750 S. White Road, San Jose, CA 95127
LOTUS Sarojadalotsava Festival
Concert by Manya Sriram (Vocal) accompanied by Akshara Sridhar (Veena) and Niranjan Ravichandran (Mridangam)
Hosted by: SV Lotus

Saturday September 21, 2-3 pm
Mt. Pleasant High School, 1750 S. White Road, San Jose, CA 95127
LOTUS Sarojadalotsava Festival
Concert by Aparna Thyagarajan (Vocal) accompanied by Smriti Swaminathan (Veena) and Pratheek Upilliappan (Mridangam)
Hosted by: SV Lotus

Sunday September 8, 3:20 pm
University of Silicon Andhra, 1521 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035
Special Pallavi Concert by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Sanjeev Raja (Mridangam)
Pallavi Darbar 2024
Hosted by: Carnatica Global and Global Arts Temple USA in association with University of Silicon Andhra

Sunday September 8, 2 pm
​Shirdi Sai Parivaar, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA
CCC Monthly Series
Nada Nidhi Solo Performance by: Pranaya Rishi
Hosted by: Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC)

Saturday September 7, 9:25 am
Shirdi Sai Parivaar, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035
"Melting Melodies on Veena", a performance by Ananya Devanath and Nisha Prabhakar, accompanied by Amogh Kuchibhotla (Mridangam)
Carnatic Mela 2024
Hosted by: Carnatica Global and Global Arts Temple USA in association with Shirdi Sai Parivaar

Sunday August 18, 3 pm
"Nada Mahima", Nada Nidhi celebrates its 35th anniversary!

​​Sunday July 28, 2 pm
Nada Nidhi Monthly House Concert Series
Nada Nidhi Performers: Aditi Deepak, Pragati Shamarayar  and Ananya Ashok with Akshay Suresh (Mridangam)

Thursday July 4, 3:30 pm
2455 Bowditch St., Berkeley, CA 94704
Veena Concert by Hrishikesh Chary with Rishi Kodungallur (Mridangam)
Hosted by: Vedanta Society of Berkeley

​Sunday June 29, 2 pm
Nada Nidhi Monthly House Concert Series
Nada Nidhi Performers: Dhruti Kotikalapudi, Anika Rajesh, Swara Ananth, Amudhan Varadarajan, Shravanaa Sriram and Sanika Pande with Amogh Kuchibhotla (Mridangam)

​Saturday June 22, 10:45 am - 1 pm
Private House Concert in San Jose, CA
Veena Concert by Hrishikesh Chary, accompanied by Krishna Parthasarathy (Violin), Sanjeev Raja (Mridangam) and Sathya Ganesan (Ghatam)

Saturday May 18, 2-4:30 pm
Rancho Rinconada Recreation and Park District, 18000 Chelmsford Dr, Cupertino, CA 95014
Veena Concert by Akshara Sridhar, accompanied by Rishi Kodungallur (Mridangam) 
Hosted by: SRFA

Saturday May 4, 2-4:30 pm
SRFA 12th Anniversary Celebration
Saratoga Library Community Room, 13650 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
Instrumental Duet by Srivathsa Pasumarthi (Flute) and Hrishikesh Chary (Veena), accompanied by Sanjay Subramaniam (Mridangam) and Sathya Ganesan (Ghatam)
Hosted by: SRFA

​Sunday April 28, 2-4:30 pm
Nada Nidhi Monthly House Concert Series
Nada Nidhi Performers: Nandini Raghavan, Navtej Talari, Krishna Kotikalapudi, Shruti Shyam and Smriti Swaminathan with Bhargav Nemani (Mridangam)

​Sunday April 21, 3-4 pm
Sri Ramanavami Celebrations at Badarikashrama
15602 Maubert Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94578
Nada Nidhi Performers: Dhruti Kotikalapudi, Mukundan Ashwin, Sahana Sudarshan, Nishka Tejomurtula, Swara Ananth, Aditi Deepak, Anika Rajesh, Amudhan Varadarajan, Mayuri Shamarayar, Pragati Shamarayar, Swami Shyam, Hrushikeshan Ashwin, Navtej Talari, Neha Venkataraghavan, Esha Thurvas, Sreelaasya Kanakadandi, Pranaya Rishi, Anand Prabhakar, Avinash Gajjar, Mekhala Kannappan, Mruthika Praburam, Krishna Kotikalapudi, Srisha Sitaraman, Anagha Mandayam, Nisha Prabhakar

​Thursday February 22, 6-7 pm
2350 Walsh Ave, Santa Clara, CA
​Veena Concert by: Hrishikesh Chary, accompanied by Akshay Prabhakaran (Mridangam)
Hosted by: SKCC (Sri Kamakshi Community Center)

​Monday January 1, 6-9 pm
230 Estrella Road, Fremont, CA 94539
Veena Concert by Srikanth Chary, with Shriram Brahmanandam (Mridangam)
Hosted by: Sudha and Chandrasekar, Bay Area Margazhi Utsavam
Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MargazhiUtsavam

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