Birmingham Thyagaraja Festival Explained

Birmingham Thyagaraja Festival
Genre:	Carnatic
Location:	Solihull, England
Founders:	ShruthiUK

Birmingham Thyagaraja Festival is an annual Carnatic culture musical event that takes place in Solihull in UK. It is conducted by the south Asian non-profit organization ShruthiUK. The festival is named after Saint Tyagaraja, a prominent 18th-century Indian composer of Carnatic music.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Affiliations

• In 2018, the festival helped raise funds for the British Heart Foundation to help fund research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.^[4]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. News: Humbled and Honoured - News . 2015-03-09. The Asian Today Online. 2018-03-12. en-GB.
2. Web site: April 2017 - Dean honoured for achievements in the field of science - University of Wolverhampton. Wlv.ac.uk. en. 2018-03-12.
3. Web site: Connecting all strands of Diversity through Carnatic Music. ABPL. Asian-voice.com. en-GB. 2018-03-12.
4. Web site: YOUR CHANCE TO NOMINATE UNSUNG FEMALE HEROES Asian Independent. Theasianindependent.co.uk. en-US. 2018-03-12.