Large group performance at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival featuring vocalists and musicians in colourful traditional attire seated on stage beneath a Saint Tyagaraja backdrop.
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1978

Aradhana Committee

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Aradhana Committee is a non-profit cultural organisation dedicated to promoting Carnatic music and organising the globally renowned Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival.

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About Aradhana Committee

Aradhana Committee is a leading non-profit cultural organisation based in Cleveland, Ohio, dedicated to preserving and promoting Carnatic music, Indian classical dance, and South Indian cultural traditions. The committee organises the internationally acclaimed Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival, bringing together renowned musicians, dancers, scholars, and students from across the world. Through competitions, workshops, educational outreach, and cultural collaborations, the organisation has become a major global platform for Indian classical arts.

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Founded by passionate Carnatic music enthusiasts in Cleveland, the Aradhana Committee emerged as the organising body behind the Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival more than four decades ago. Led by cultural figures including R. Balasubramaniam and V. V. Sundaram, the committee helped establish one of the world’s largest Indian classical music festivals outside India.

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1978

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