palakkad - Swaralaya, Music and dance festival

SWARALAYA is a registered Cultural Organization, which has already established its name in the cultural horizon of our country by its constant and tireless efforts since its inception in 1997 at Palakkad. The main objectives of this prestigious organization, registered under education, cultural and charitable societies act 21 of 1860 with register number PKD/CA/195/97 dated 11.06.1997, are promotion, protection and propagation of all performing arts and providing encouragement to budding young artists to witness the performances of maestros in the field of music and dance and to share the stage with them.

•	SWARALAYA is conducting the following programmes and festivals regularly. Music and dance programmes every month featuring famous artist in their respective fields.
•	Swaralaya Dance And Music Festival for eleven days from 1st to 11th October every year with 20 masterly performances of Internationally illustrious artists.
•	Swaralaya Folklore Festival for three days every year in the month of December with folk artists from all over the country performing their art forms.
•	Swaralaya International Film Festival conducted in the month of July every year. Swaralaya film society screens famous films every month.
•	Music and Dace competitions for students and public conducted in the month of September every year.
•	A series of Lecture cum Demonstrations conducted in the month of September every year for the benefit of general public at various places.
•	A number of Seminars on selected subjects conducted in the month of October every year.Apart from conducting these programmes Swaralaya is running a Music Schooland managing a well-trained singing squad popularly known as Swaralaya Orchestra.
•	Swaralaya is also on the threshold of starting a Dance SchoolFurther Swaralaya is publishing a monthly bulletin called ‘Swaralaya Monthly”to give information of activities, notices of programmes and other communications and reports to its 1500 life members.