Carnatic music in its purest form

Ballapadavu Swargeeya Narayana Upadhyaya Samsmarana (BSNUS) Sangeetha Prathishtanam is a trust established with the aim of popularising pure Carnatic classical music. It was inaugurated by the eminent Mridanga Vidwan Late Mavelikkara Velukutty Nair, retired Professor of Sri Swathi Thirunal Music College, Thiruvananthapuram, on 30 October 1999 — the birth centenary of Late Ballapadavu Narayana Upadhyaya. The Prathishtanam was registered in the year 2005.

In the beginning, classes in Carnatic music were conducted at Agalpady for interested students. Later, as a milestone of the Prathishtanam, ‘Veenavadini Sangeetha Vidyapeetam’ was established at Perla on 1 May 2005, where regular classes in vocal, mridangam and violin were conducted. Within a short span of time, enthusiastic students and music lovers were drawn by the purity of the Carnatic classical music taught here, and the Vidyapeetam opened a new branch in Mangalore city as well. The Prathishtanam then extended its interest towards studies and research related to Vaidic and Thanthric vidya: as another milestone, the ‘Vaidic-Thanthric Vidyapeetam’ was established under the Prathishtanam on 23 February 2014. The Prathishtanam has thus been putting a large effort into popularising and upgrading music, the Vedas, Thanthra, Jyothishyam and Sanskrit.