The Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy, also known as SASTRA, is a private and deemed university in the town of Thirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

SASTRA offers undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral [1] courses in Engineering, Science, Education, Management, Law and the Arts.

[citation needed] It started the tradition of hosting musical celebrities for a "Pro Nite" show with singers such as Shankar Mahadevan, Karthik, Mahathi, Pop Shalini, Stephen Devassy, Sid Sriram, Rajhesh Vaidhya and Suchitra.

[14] In 1985, the Thanjavur Revenue Department accused the institution with encroachment and issued an eviction notice.

The Tamil Nadu government on February 25, 2022, issued an eviction notice after the court's order.