Accomplished Veena artiste, Srikanth Chary began his training at the age of six in Bombay under the Veena vidwan Devakottai Sri Narayana Iyengar. He later studied music under the auspices of Shanmukhananda Sabha, Bombay, from Smt. Kalyani Sarma. At the age of eight, Srikanth was presented the first prize by Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi in a Veena competition held at Shanmukhananda Sabha.

After moving to the United States, Srikanth had the opportunity to study music from the famed violinist Kum. A. Kanyakumari. This opportunity awakened in Srikanth a keen love for music that he has been pursuing ever since.

For the last two decades, Srikanth has been receiving advanced music training from the music Maestro Padmabhushan Lalgudi G. Jayaraman. Sri Jayaraman's bani is well known for its purity of sound and rhythm, its emphasis on tonal perfection, and its sparkling creativity in manodharama sangita.

Srikanth has adapted this captivating style to the Veena, and reformed this instrument to a new melodic medium while preserving the traditional purity of Carnatic music. He has delighted audiences all over with his scintillating music.

Srikanth has given many concerts in the United States, India and Australia and has received excellent reviews. In 1989 Madras, he was felicitated by the late Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr. M. L. Vasanthakumari, who presented him with a silk shawl.

Srikanth has accompanied eminent vocalists like Smt. Charumati Ramachandran and Smt. Sudha Ragunathan. He has also given jugalbandhis with Hindustani musicians. In 1999, he was invited to perform a duet with Sangeetha Choodamani Lalgudi Sri G. J. R. Krishnan at the residence of His Excellency, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh. During Fall 2002, Srikanth was part of a violin-veena-venu team U.S concert tour with Lalgudi Sri G. J. R. Krishnan and K. R. Subramaniam. Srikanth frequently performs on television and radio and is a graded artiste of the All India Radio.

In the 2002-2003 Music Season, Srikanth as been awarded "the best veena player award" by the prestigious Madras Music Academy.

In 1996, Srikanth released a compact disc entitled Janani which won rave reviews from music connoisseurs everywhere. In 2002, Srikanth released his newest compact disc Tiger & Silk, which has received critical acclaim.

In 1989, Srikanth established a music school - Nada Nidhi - to pass on the rich heritage of Carnatic music. His students include not only youth being brought up in the U.S. who wish to absorb musical aspects of Indian culture, but also seasoned vainikas who want to refine and embellish their knowledge and techniques.

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