About Us

Promote Indian Classical Music, Dance and preserve the rich Indian Culture in the U.K. and beyond.

Encourage local talent and other art enthusiasts in the community and provide opportunities to work with International professional artists.

Arts in Education : Creating a good environment for opportunity and growth by lecture-demonstrations and classes for children and the community and enhance their participation and creativity.

Create an awareness of the rich Indian culture and heritage through art – related workshops ,share and experience it with the modern audiences.

Organise and showcase events, master classes and collaborate the local talent with the International artists wherein each student will be encouraged to bring forth their potential as an artist.

Dance and Music well-being program: Designed for the dance/music educators and the dancers to assist and educate the community at large about the positive effects of music and dance.

Work with children and young adults, underprivileged, specially challenged, people with disability and the community at large.

WELLNESS THROUGH SOUTH INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE

Classes in Carnatic Music   

 Carnatic music or the South Indian Classical music is a system of  music from the Southern part of the Indian Subcontinent and is one  of the oldest systems of music and a great devotional element in its  compositions.  It is based on a system of ragas (melodic scales) and thalas (rhythmic  patterns) There is a much elaborated pattern for identifying the  various melodic scales called ’72 Melakartha ragas’. There are 7  rhythmic cycles or thalas and 72 basic ragas.    The trinities of Carnatic Music – Saint Thyagaraja, Muthuswami  Dikshatar and Shyama Shastri, have composed several immortal  compositions in Carnatic Music.    

ShruthiUK conducts classes in Carnatic Music.

 Children also gain exposure and knowledge through workshops by  visiting artists within the UK or elsewhere.    One to one sessions or in groups, provides a platform showcase their  learning through participation in music festivals and workshops.  Encourages young talent and provide additional expert guidance and  nurture them as upcoming young musicians.  In addition, Children are encouraged to participate group and  synchronised singing, taught the importance of Indian culture and  traditions through celebrating Indian festivals like Diwali and   Navaratri and the relevance of Carnatic music to these festivals.  

For details about classes please contact:info@shruthiuk.com

 Bharatanatyam is one of the traditional South Indian Classical dance  forms that originated from the temples in Southern India.  Also known as ‘Daasi aattam’, Sadir, or Chinnamelan, this dance form  is especially popular for its grace, art of expression and story telling,  its purity and elegance and its divine origin.    Bharatanatyam, according to Balasaraswathi, a celebrated and  distinguished dancer has been a great source of inspiration is one of  World’s greatest dancers. - ‘Bharatanatyam is a natya yoga that  reveals the spiritual through the physical and emotional body. ‘  ShruthiUK conducts regular classes in Bharatanatyam-  on the  ‘Vazhuvoor Bani (Style) margam repertoire’     South Indian Classical Dance a holistic healing
ShruhiUK conducts wellness workshops and dance sessions with the  children and young adults with Special Needs and various community  workshops.  Bharatanatyam, also known as ‘Natya Yoga’ is a dance form that  nourishes the body, mind and soul.  Help the differently abled and children experience and enjoy  Bharatanatyam, using gentle and coordinated movements and hand  gestures   For more info about the workshops and wellness programmes,  

For further details, please contact- info@shruthiuk.com:  

 Charity and Fundraising

ShruthiUK partners with local and national fund raising and charitable  organisations to support for a good cause, through showcasing Carnatic Music  and Bharatanatyam

DR CHITHRA RAMAKRISHNAN FRSA, FRAS, is the  Founder & Artistic Director, of ShruthiUK, Founder, Curator, Birmingham Thyagaraja Festival and Founder Director of the British Carnatic Choir 

Chithra is gifted with a pleasant, fluid voice, says a senior Carnatic music critic. 

She hails from a family of musicians and with a rich musical lineage. Her doting parents noticed early her aptitude for dance and music. Her parents encouraged her and provided a favorable ambience to hone her talents under renowned Gurus in Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music. 

She has performed extensively in India, Middle East and in the United Kingdom. She has also featured in South Indian premier television channels and performed in the All-India Radio, Mangalore as a youth artist. She has also been regularly performing during the Madras Music season in the recent years and has received critical acclaim on several occasions. 

Besides being blessed with a rich and mellifluous voice and her musical achievements, Chithra is also an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer, trained in the Vazhuvoor style  She has worked as a freelance artist for Art organisations across the UK. 

Her desire to propagate the rich South Indian art forms globally, led her to start Shruthi UK,  an artist led non-profit organisation  n 2005 in Leeds, Yorkshire,, now based in Birmingham UK. 

She has also made her debut in the Tamil playback She conducts workshops and interactive sessions with children and also with the community at large to create an awareness and interest in the rich Indian tradition-through music, dance and Indian culture. 

 Dr Ramakrishnan is an advocate of mental health through music. She started her company ShruthiUK in 2005, with the aim of making Carnatic (South Indian Classical) music and dance more accessible in the UK.​  

Chithra pioneered the use of Indian classical dance as a holistic healing in the Midlands.

She is recognised for her exceptional care and unique holistic methods whilst engaging with people of all ages and abilities; her work serves to boost their confidence and to improve their mental and social wellbeing. 

Chithra is an active supporter of several charities & has raised funds for humanitarian causes for charities in the U.K.   As a Culture and Diversity Ambassador, she aspires to be a role model to youngsters in taking pride of their rich cultural heritage and strive for the sustenance of Indian Classical Arts and Culture in the U.K.  

Chithra has an MBA in Marketing & Finance & MBA in Human Resources. She also holds a doctorate in Management. Chithra is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London and elected fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.