The schedule for the Sangama annual events for 2024 – 2025 have been tentatively scheduled. Please visit the “Events page” (link here) to view and save-the-date!
Next Event:
ತಂದೆಯ ದಿನಾಚರಣೆಯ ಪಿಕ್ನಿಕ್
(Father’s Day Picnic)
Next
June 16, 2024
(3:30 PM to 6:00 PM)
Dr. H. Phillip Venable Memorial Park
Recent Event:
Yugadi Habba: A Yakshagaana main event by “Yakshahejje School of Yakshagana and Performing Arts”, that left the entire packed audience of approximately 200 Sangama patrons – spellbound and speechless. An invocation prayer (by Aditya Hebbar, Amogh Bhattacharya, Pranav Achar), a solo kathak performance (by Rithi Sahapathi), a breattating karaoke (by Ankita Pandurangi) and a cute little dance performance by little Riyanshi set the stage for the main event.
Smt. Deepthi Bharadwaj shared the “Celebration of Life for Dr. Chandra Shekar who we recently lost and who had touched so many of our lives, followed by a minute of scilence.
As is tradition, we had to celebrate the lovely achievement of the young Sangamites … and recognize the high school, undergrad and post-grad graduations.
Past Event:
- General Body Meeting: A successful completion of the annual General Body Meeting with a quorum, that ratified the Executive Commitee for the year 2024 – 2025 and the new Board of Trustees for the next 3 years of 2024 – 2027.
- Sangama Science Day: An overwhelming response to the science day organized by Sangam in collaboration with our scientists and volunteers from Bayer!. The Bayer team presented an array of experiments, prototypes and facts that mesmerized not only our budding scientist but also all the adults who attended the Science Day. Look forward to bigger and better next year!
- Nada Habba / Deepavali: With an overwhelming turnout, a majestic celebration of the birth of Karnataka and the auspicious occasion of Deepawali ಹಬ್ಬ was completed on December 3, 2023 at the Mahatma Gandhi Center! Please Visit the Gallery ...
- Ganesha Habba: A divine celebrations on the occasion of Gowri and Ganesha ಹಬ್ಬ was completed with a stupendous turnout of devotees on October 1, 2023 at the Mahatma Gandhi Center! Please Visit the Gallery …
- A mesmerizing musical evening on August 5th, 2023 with Dr. Vidyabhushana and the Grand sitar Symphony. …. Take a quick look!
News: AKKA has announced the “12th World Kannada Conference” to be held August 30, 31 and September 1st, 2024. Save the date and register to attend …
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About Us
Sangama, an Art and Cultural Association of Kannadigas (people who hail from the Southern state of Karnataka in India, and/or who speak Kannada), in St. Louis, is in existence since 1985. Sangama has provided a home away from home, to many Kannadigas who have made St. Louis their home. The members of the association are more like family friends, with a strong bond that makes them come together as a family.
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೨೦೨೩ ನಾದ ಹಬ್ಬ ಹಾಗು ದೀಪಾವಳಿ ಹಬ್ಬ
ಎಲ್ಲಾದರು ಇರು ಎಂತಾದರು ಇರು
ಎಂದೆಂದಿಗೂ ನೀ ಕನ್ನಡವಾಗಿರು
ಕನ್ನಡವೇ ಸತ್ಯ ಕನ್ನಡವೇ ನಿತ್ಯ!!
ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ದೀಪಾವಳಿ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಹಾರಿಧಿಕ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು ಹಾಗು ೬೭ ನೇ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವದ ಹಾರ್ದಿಕ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಹಾಲು.
With an overwhelming turnout, a majestic celebration of the birth of Karnataka and the auspicious occasion of Deepawali ಹಬ್ಬ was completed on December 3, 2023 at the Mahatma Gandhi Center!
Please Visit the Gallery ...
೨೦೨೩ ಗೌರಿ ಗಣೇಶ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಆಚರಣೆ
ಶರಣು ಶರಣಯ್ಯ ಶರಣು ಬೆನಕ
ನೀಡಯ್ಯಾ ಬಾಳೆಲ್ಲ ಬೆಳಗುವಾ ಬೆಳಕ
ನಿನ್ನ ನಂಬಿದ ಜನಕೆ ಇಹುದಯ್ಯ ಎಲ್ಲ ಸುಖ
ತಂದೆ ಕಾಯೋ ನಮ್ಮ ಕರಿಮುಖ!!
೨೦೨೩ ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನ ಗೌರಿ ಗಣೇಶ ಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಶಯಗಳು. ಸಮಸ್ತ ಸಂಗಮ ಕುಟುಂಬದವರಿಗೆ ಈ ಗೌರಿ ಗಣೇಶ ಹಬ್ಬ ಸಂವೃಧ್ಧಿ , ಸಂಪತ್ತು , ಆರೋಗ್ಯ , ಆಯಸ್ಸು ಹಾಗು ಸಂತೋಷ ತರಲಿ ಎಂದು ಹಾರೈಸುತ್ತೇವೆ.
A divine celebrations on the occasion of Gowri and Ganesha ಹಬ್ಬ was completed with a stupendous turnout of devotees on October 1, 2023 at the Mahatma Gandhi Center!
Please Visit the Gallery …
ಅಪೂರ್ವ ಅನುಭವ ...
Dr. Vidhyabhushan rendering of ದಾಸ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ last week @ the St. louis Temple convention center was phenomenon, profoundly melodious and soul touching. After the musical piece of “Nammamma Shaarade” the compositions cascaded one after the other in a continuous pace through Vidhya Bhushan’s emotionally charged, sublime voice. The musical tunes of the Sitar, violin, flute, piano, and the percussions from the Tabla and the drums, coalesced so well, it captivated the audience and enthralled them en masse.
Vidhyabhushan’s renderings of meaningful Keerthanas, especially those of Purandara dasaru and Kanaka Dasaru was so wondrous and transcendently impressive, it started to transform to a devotional melody. This divine energy elevated the souls of not just the ‘Rasikas’ but also the ordinary listener seated in the auditorium.
This aura of spiritual experience and emotional connection that established between the stage and the people was something we hadn’t seen in any of the Sangama event before. This one-of-its-kind experience of Vidhyabhushan, an exponent of ದಾಸ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ is a rarity in once lifetime – ‘ಅಪೂರ್ವ ಅನುಭವ’ (Apoorva Anubhava)!
This musical evening WILL always resonate within us, as we all at Sangama long for more such experiences.
Prabhakar Betnag
St. Louis
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