Festivals

London - UK

Sun 28th Jan 2018

17:00 - 20:00

SOAS Tamil Society presents its annual Thai Pongal celebrations – but this time, BBC2 is recording it for a Sri Lankan episode for a new food series! This Thai Pongal celebration will take place on Sunday the 28th of January outside of the university (in front of the statue of Thiruvalluvar) There will be traditional […]

London - UK

Sat 04th Nov 2017

14:00 - 22:00

Curated by the South Indian violinist Jyotsna Srikanth, London International Arts Festival (LIAF) celebrates the many colourful cultures of London’s historic East End in some of it’s landmark venues. 2 pm – 2.30pm – Inauguration 2.30pm – 3.00pm – Dhruv Choir Dhruv Choir, have been presented since 2004 and have nearly offered 85 concerts to […]

London - UK

Sun 30th Jul 2017

India’s biggest cultural export! – The Guardian, UK Often hailed as India’s biggest cultural & musical export, Raghu Dixit’s unique brand of infectious, happy music transcends age, genre, and even language. His music is strongly rooted in Indian traditions and culture and is presented with a very contemporary, global sound. From playing to over 100,000 […]

London - UK

Tue 27th Jun 2017

18:30 - 20:30

Life in a South Indian Orphanage – A childs view The Photograph exhibition is of photos taken by the children of the Illam together with a portrait of them holding their photo taken by Mo Greig, who is a London based photographer whose work is recognised both locally and internationally. She has an MA in […]

London - UK

Sat 17th Jun 2017

9 Jun – 18 Jun M.I.A. curates the 24th Meltdown. Sri Lankan-Tamil-born and London-bred, she is recognised worldwide as a rapper, producer, director, visual artist and activist. Get ready for 10 days of one-off gigs, outdoor parties, art, talks and free events curated by M.I.A. Launched 25 years ago, Meltdown is one of the UK’s […]