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{{short description|Indian Mridangam exponent}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = J. Vaidhyanathan
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| genre = Carnatic music
| instrument = [[Mridangam]]
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| citizenship = India
| occupation = instrumentalist
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1965|4|22}}
| birth_place = Damal near [[Kanchipuram]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| awards = [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] <br> [[Kalaimamani]]
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| spouse = Poorna
| parents = [[D. K. Jayaraman]] <br> J. Jayalakshmi
| children = 1
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'''J. Vaidhyanathan''' affectionately known as '''JV'''<ref>{{cite web |title=SRUTI Presents a Carnatic vocal concert... |url=http://sruti.org/concerts/2013/VijaySiva/VS.asp |website=SRUTI}}</ref> is a [[Mridangam]] exponent from [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. He was the first mridangist to receive the Yuva Kala Bharathi Award, Vellore Gopalachariar Memorial award and Isai Peroli Award. He also received several other awards including [[Kalaimamani]] the highest civilian award for artists in Tamil Nadu and [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists.

==Biography==
J. Vaidhyanathan was born on 22 April 1965 to [[Carnatic musician]] [[D. K. Jayaraman]] and J. Jayalakshmi in Damal near [[Kanchipuram]] in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="lakshmi">{{cite web |title=J. Vaidhyanathan – Music & Moorings |date=7 April 2021 |url=https://lakshmianand.com/music/musicians/j-vaidhyanathan/}}</ref> He was the youngest of his parents' three children. The family moved to [[Chennai]] a few years after he was born.<ref name="lakshmi"/>

He is the nephew of [[D. K. Pattammal]].<ref name="sabhash">{{cite web |title=J.Vaidhyanathan, Mridangam Artiste, Tamil Nadu, India - Sabhash! |url=http://www.sabhash.com/artist/95/j.vaidhyanathan.htm |website=www.sabhash.com}}</ref> Hails from a family of legendary Carnatic musicians, he started learning music at a very young age. Vaidhyanathan studied mridangam under [[T. K. Murthy]].<ref name="sabhash"/> His sister C. Sukanya is a Carnatic vocalist.<ref name="lakshmi"/>

He had performed mridangam with many famous Carnatic musicians like D.K. Jayaraman, D. K. Pattammal, [[M. S. Subbulakshmi]], [[M. L. Vasanthakumari]], [[K. V. Narayanaswamy]], [[Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer]], [[M. Balamuralikrishna]], [[T. N. Krishnan]], [[M. S. Gopalakrishnan]], [[S. Balachander]] and [[Lalgudi Jayaraman]].<ref name="sabhash"/> He was awarded a Junior Scholarship by the Government of India in 1985.<ref name="lakshmi"/>

===Personal life===
His wife Poorna, who holds a doctorate in music on Pattammal's music, has been a violin lecturer at the S. V. College of Music and Dance in [[Tirupati]], run by [[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams]], since 2005.<ref name="lakshmi"/><ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |last1=K |first1=S. |title='DKP felt the style adopted by my father suited his voice' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/what-was-dkps-reaction-when-dk-jayaraman-sang/article23260688.ece |work=The Hindu |date=15 March 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
* Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2016<ref name="My">{{cite web |last1=MyTimes |first1=Team |title=Artistes and rasikas felicitate mridangam artiste J. Vaidhayanathan; he was given Sangeet Natak Akademi award in January |url=https://www.mylaporetimes.com/2018/03/artistes-and-rasikas-felicitate-mridangam-artiste-j-vaidhayanathan-he-was-given-sangeet-natak-akademi-award-in-january/ |website=MYLAPORE TIMES|date=7 March 2018 }}</ref>
* [[Kalaimamani]] (2006) from Government of Tamil Nadu<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/J_Vaidyanathan.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530162505/https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/J_Vaidyanathan.pdf |archive-date=30 May 2024 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=sangeetnatak.gov.in |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Yuva Kala Bharathi Award<ref name="sabhash"/>
* Vellore Gopalachariar Memorial award from [[Sruti (magazine)|Sruti Magazine]]<ref name="sabhash"/>
* ''Isai Peroli'' title from Kartik Fine Arts<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-11-30 |title=Recognition for percussion |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Recognition-for-percussion/article15721965.ece |access-date=2025-01-16 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vaidyanathan J - Classical Musicians |url=https://chennaiyilthiruvaiyaru.com/vaidyanathan-j/ |website=Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru |date=17 July 2019}}</ref>
* Award from Chennai Music Academy 2019<ref name=Mathrubhumi>{{cite news |title=ഇന്ദിരാ ശിവശൈലം പുരസ്‌കാരം ഡോ. പന്തുല രമയ്‌ക്ക്‌ |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/nri/pravasi-bharatham/chennai/chennai-news/article-1.4110921 |work=Mathrubhumi |language=ml |archive-date=1 February 2022 |access-date=1 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201132123/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/nri/pravasi-bharatham/chennai/chennai-news/article-1.4110921 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian male classical musicians]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
[[Category:Indian Tamil people]]
[[Category:Musicians from Kanchipuram district]]

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