Vellore A. R. Srinivasan

Vellore A. R. Srinivasan is a  classical Carnatic vocalist, percussionist and a Vaggeyakara (one who composes the lyrics and music). He is presently working as a Professor of Biochemistry at Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Pondicherry, one of the constituent colleges of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, a Deemed University accredited with A++ Grade by NAAC. Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute figures among the top 50 medical colleges in the country, as per India rankings 2023,https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/UniversityRanking.html and https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/MedicalRanking.html > Prof. Srinivasan is also the Registrar of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, one among the top 100 Universities in India, as per NIRF 2023 {https://www.nirfindia.org/2023/UniversityRanking.html}.

Education
He had his undergraduate education at Voorhees College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India and obtained a first class degree in Chemistry in 1982. He received the Madras University topper award in M. Sc. Biochemistry (Faculty of Medicine), having studied at Christian Medical College, Vellore. He received his Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry from Mysore University in 2000, following doctoral thesis work carried out at the Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India. Srinivasan is one of the inventors of a patent for "A process for the preparation of intracellular Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase enzyme".

Music
Vellore Srinivasan is basically a self-taught musician who had very little formal training in classical music: However, much later in his life, during his college days  he received lessons in Carnatic vocal from the Vidwans:- Sri Sembiakudi Janakiraman, Sri M.R.Srinivasan and Sri Bellary M.Ragavendra. Srinivasan also learnt the art of playing percussion instruments only during his college days from (Late) Vidwan Vellore C.M.Kuttiappa. For a brief period and during his late 40s, he received training from the well known Mridangam Guru Tiruvarur Sri R.Krishnamoorthy.

Multifaceted musician: Vellore Srinivasan has performed for temples and educational institutions. As a percussionist, he plays the kanjira and morsing. He has composed over 2500 songs in the Classical carnatic genre that include compositions on several  deities of the Hindu pantheon (https://www.youtube.com/user/utubevellorears  ;  https://www.facebook.com/vellorears/). He has composed songs on the religious philosophers and seers of India.

He has received awards and titles which include Nadayoga Shironmani, instituted by YOGNAT. He is included in the Musicians’ Diary/Directory for his work in Carnatic vocals, along with his percussion skills.