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Swaralaya Music School

Swaralaya Music School functions at the office premises itself, at Harisree, Harisankar Road, Tharekkad, Palakkad-678001. It was inaugurated by the great Hindustani Music maestro, Pandit Jusraj Classes are being conducted in Carnatic Vocal, Hindustani Vocal, Violin (Both eastern and western), Mridangam, Tabala, Keyboard and Flute. Facilities are available for primary and higher level learning Prof. S.T. Sasidharan is the Principal of the School. Shri O. Vijayan functions as the Manager of the institution

The following are the staff members :


  • Carnatic vocal - Prof. S.T.Sasidharan, Smt. Usha Manhalur
  • Violin - Shri. Valsan
  • Mridangam - Shri. Aluva Gopalakrishnan
  • Hindustani Vocal - Shri Mohankumar
  • Tabala - Shri Sreekumar
  • Keyboard - Shri Godwin

Besides the above, the following who have established their names in their respective fields also supervise the functioning of the school and impart training to the students as guest lecturers


  • Shri Mannur Rajakumaranunni
  • Smt. Subhashini Teacher
  • Shri Sadanam Harikumar
  • Smt. Sukumari Narendra Menon
  • Shri Chettur Radhakrishnan
  • Shri Kuzhalmannam Ramakrishnan.


Great singers like Ramesh Narayan and Kaithapram Damodaran Nambuthiri visit the institution occasionally to give classes to students for three days, consecutively. Swaralaya has plans to start dance classes also shortly Talented students of the school are given chances to perform in Swaralaya stages, to instill confidence in them.