President's message

ಸಾವಿರದ ಒಂಬೈನೂರ ಎಂಬತ್ತೈದರಲ್ಲಿ, ಮಿಸೌರಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮಿಸ್ಸಿಸ್ಸಿಪ್ಪಿ ಮಹಾನದಿಗಳು ಸಂಗಮವಾಗುವ ಸೇಂಟ್ ಲೂಯಿಸ್ ನಗರದ ಹಲವಾರು ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು ಒಟ್ಟಾಗಿ "ಸಂಗಮ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂಘ"ವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿದರು. ಸಂಗಮದ ಸ್ವಯಂಸೇವಕರ ಅವಿಶ್ರಾಂತ ಶ್ರಮದಿನ್ದ ಅಮೆರಿಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿ ಬೆಳೆದ ಮುಂದಿನ ಪೀಳಿಗೆಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಭಾಷೆಯ ಅನುಭವ ದೊರೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ.

ಈ ವರ್ಷ ಸಂಗಮದ 40 ನೇ ವಾರ್ಷಿಕೋತ್ಸವ. ನಮ್ಮ ರೋಮಾಂಚಕ ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಪರಂಪರೆಯನ್ನು ಆನಂದಿಸಲು ನಿಮ್ಮೆಲ್ಲರನ್ನೂ ಸೇಂಟ್ ಲೂಯಿಸ್‌ಗೆ ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ನಾವು ಈ ಮೈಲಿಗಲ್ಲು ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸಲು ಬಯಸುತ್ತೇವೆ. ಕಳೆದ ಈ 40 ವಸಂತಗಳು ನಮಗೆ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸಾಧನೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಸ್ಪೂರ್ತಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಹರ್ಷವನ್ನು ನಿಮ್ಮೆಲ್ಲರ ಜೊತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಹಾಗು ನಮ್ಮ ಈ ಸುದೀರ್ಘ ಪ್ರಯಾಣದ ಹಲವು ಸುಂದರ ಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಮೆಲುಕು ಹಾಕಲು, ನೀವೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಬಂದು ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದರೆ ಅದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಮಿಗಿಲಾದ ಸಾರ್ಥಕ ಭಾವ ಮತ್ತೊಂದಿಲ್ಲ. ಬನ್ನಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಈ ಸಂತೋಷದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀವು ಭಾಗಿಯಾಗಿ ಹಾಗು ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಹರಸಿ.

ನಮ್ಮ ಸಂಘದ ಕಾರ್ಯಕಾರಿ ಸಮಿತಿಯ ಪರವಾಗಿ ನಿಮ್ಮೆಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಹೃದಯ ತುಂಬಿದ ಸ್ವಾಗತ.

ಜೈ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಮಾತೆ !! ಸಿರಿಗನ್ನಡಮ್ ಗೆಲ್ಗೆ !!!

Promo Video

Individual Track

packages
Grand patron
$3,000
Platinum
$2,500
Diamond
$2,000
Gold
$1,500
Silver
$1,000
Bronze
$500
Souvenir page
1 1 1 1 1/2 1/4
Tickets for Rajesh Krishnan show, snacks and dinner
10 8 6 4 4 4
Banner and table
- - - - - -
Video advertisement
- - - - - -
Website ad
- - - - - -
Reception dinner with Rajesh Krishnan
4 4 4 4 2 2

Business Track

packages
$3,000
$2,000
$1,000
Souvenir page
1 1 1/2
Tickets for Rajesh Krishnan show, snacks and dinner
4 2 2
Banner and table
Yes Yes Yes
Video advertisement
30 sec 20 sec 10 sec
Website ad
1 year 1 year 1 year
Reception dinner with Rajesh Krishnan
- - -

Individual Track

Grand Patron
$3000
  • 1 Color page in souvenir
  • 10 Tickets for Rajesh Krishnan show
  • 10 Tickets for Snacks and dinner
  • 4 Reception dinner with Rajesh Krishnan
Platinum
$2500
  • 1 color page in souvenir
  • 8 Tickets for Rajesh Krishnan show
  • 8 Tickets for Snacks and dinner
  • 4 Reception dinner with Rajesh Krishnan
Diamond
$2000
  • 1 color page in souvenir
  • 6 Tickets for Rajesh Krishnan show
  • 6 Tickets for Snacks and dinner
  • 4 Reception dinner with Rajesh Krishnan
Gold
$1500
  • 1 color page in souvenir
  • 4 Tickets for Rajesh Krishnan show
  • 4 Tickets for Snacks and dinner
  • 4 Reception dinner with Rajesh Krishnan
Silver
$1000
  • 1/2 color page in souvenir
  • 4 Tickets for Rajesh Krishnan show
  • 4 Tickets for Snacks and dinner
  • 2 Reception dinner with Rajesh Krishnan
Bronze
$500
  • 1/4 color page in souvenir
  • 4 Tickets for Rajesh Krishnan show
  • 4 Tickets for Snacks and dinner
  • 2 Reception dinner with Rajesh Krishnan

Business Track

$3000
  • 1 color page in souvenir
  • 4 tickets for Rajesh Krishnan show
  • 4 snacks and dinner
  • Sponsors get to put up their banner and table
  • 30sec video or slide
  • 1 year of website ad
$2000
  • 1 color page in souvenir
  • 2 tickets for Rajesh Krishnan show
  • 2 snacks and dinner
  • Sponsors get to put up their banner and table
  • 20sec video or slide
  • 1 year of website ad
$1000
  • 1/2 color page in souvenir
  • 2 tickets for Rajesh Krishnan show
  • 2 snacks and dinner
  • Sponsors get to put up their banner and table
  • 10sec video or slide
  • 1 year of website ad

Donors

As we commemorate 40 remarkable years of Sangama STL, we extend our sincere gratitude to each donor whose generosity has played a pivotal role in the success of this milestone celebration. Your unwavering support enables us to continue cultivating cultural connections, advancing community service, and fostering meaningful engagements that strengthen our mission and impact.

Note: Souvenir digital version will be released on April 19th. Hard copy including the event coverage will be released later.

Grand Patron
Dr. Teju Nayak & Dr. Ravi Nayak Family
Dr. Lakshmi & Dr. Naveen Krishna Family
Dr. Shobha Bhaskar and Dr. Bhaskar Gowda family
Malathi and Dr. Krishna Reddy family
Diamond
Deepthi & Venkat Bharadwaj Family
Gold
Shubha & Bhaskar Subbarao Family
Anitha & Vinayaka Sharma Family
Silver
Kavitha & Anil Cashikar Family
Padmini & Srikanth Patlu Family
Kathyayini & Gopi Joshi Family
Annonymous
Dr. Sudha & Dr. Vasanth Pai Family
Chaithra & Pramod Krishna Family
Dr. Chaya Gopalan & Dr. Gopalan Keelara Family
Sandhya & Kumar Malali Family
Jaya & Dr Shankar Sastry Family
Uma Nagabhushana and Family
Anitha and Nagendra Sanjeeva Family
Latha Viswanatha and Family
Bronze
Bharathi & Mohan Hebbar Family
Adrianne & Vivek Kesthur Family
Suma & Laxman Milli Family
Sujatha & Dr Manjunath Siva Family
Gayathri & Dr Venkatesh Family
Madhuri Gururaj & Gururaj Nagarajan Family
Sushma & Dattatri Rao Family
Sheethal & Rakesh Ramgounda Family
Sandhya & Dr Raghu Pandurangi Family
Vathsalya and Amarnath Srinivasareddy family
Mangala & Vinod Shenoy Family
Kumuda & Prabhakar Betnag Family
Shruthi and Krishnareddy Bayyareddy
Sahana and Umashankar
Shruthi and Girish Dixit Family
Donations
Dr Amoolya Shetty and Dr Ganesh Kumar Family
Reshma & Hemant Kumar Family
Maithili & Rochan Rao Family
Vidya Kashyap
Rekha & Megharaj Manangi Family
Dr Shalini and Dr Surendra Shenoy Family
Devadas Balekudru & family
Rashmi and Rachappa Balkunde Family
Shobha Dixit and Family
Amoolya Pandurangi
Nithish Suresh

Business Sponsorships

Event Details

Date

Saturday, 19 April 2025

Lindbergh High School Performing Arts Center Auditorium 5000 S. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63126

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Morning Session

Free to

All Sangama Members

Breakfast

8:00am-9:00am

Programs by Sangama and other Artists

9:00am to 1:00pm

Lunch

1:00pm-2:00pm

Evening Session

Ticketed event
Snacks & coffee/tea

4:00pm-4:30pm

40th year celebration in front of curtain

5:00pm-6:00pm

Rajesh Krishnan - Musical Show

6:00pm-9:00pm

Dinner

9:00pm-10:00pm

Dignitaries

SangamaSTL is a vibrant community celebrating South Asian culture in St. Louis. Through events, arts, and outreach, it fosters unity and cultural exchange, enriching lives with traditions, music, dance, and heritage. Join to experience diversity and connection!

Vivek Malek
Treasurer

State of Missouri

Dr Arthi Krishna
Chair person

NRI cell Govt of Karnataka

The amazing volunteers who
make this event possible

Event Conveners:
Anil Cashikar, Vinod Shenoy, Dr. Naveen Krishna, Nagendra Sanjeeva

Planning and logistics Subcommittee
Lead

Naveen Krishna, Hemant Kumar & Krishna Bayyareddy Datta Rao, Venkatesh TV, Vinu Sharma, Madhuri Gururaj, Laxman Milli, Mohan Hebbar, Srikanth Patlu, Rachappa Balkunde, Gopalan Keelara, Anil Cashikar & Vinod Shenoy

Fundraising Subcommittee
Lead

Nagendra Sanjeeva, Chaya Gopalan & Manjunath Mohan Hebbar, Krishna Bayyareddy, Rachappa Balkunde, Naveen Krishna, Raghu Pandurangi, Anil Cashikar & Vinod Shenoy

Food Subcommittee
Lead

Deepthi Bharadwaj & Sheethal Ramagounda Naveen Krishna, Madhuri Gururaj, Uma Nagabhushana, Latha Vishwanatha, Malathi Reddy, Jyoti Sridhar, Srikanth Patlu, Anil Cashikar & Vinod Shenoy

Communications Subcommittee
Lead

Datta Rao, Vinu Sharma & Venkatesh TV Rachappa Balkunde, Prasanna Kasthuri, Naveen Krishna, Nagendra Sanjeeva, Manjunath, Umashankar Kadambar, Anil Cashikar & Vinod Shenoy

Souvenir Subcommittee
Lead

Bharathi Hebbar & Gopinatha Joshi Naveen Krishna, Sheethal Ramagounda, Vinu Sharma, Deepthi Bharadwaj, Raghu Pandurangi, Girish Kanajanahalli, Anil Cashikar & Vinod Shenoy

Cultural Subcommittee
Lead

Girsh Dixit & Rachappa Balkunde Ravi Nayak, Naveen Krishna, Deepthi Bharardwaj, Krishna Bayyareddy, Raghu Pandurangi, Bharathi Hebbar, Uma Nagabhushana, Anil Cashikar & Vinod Shenoy, Shashikant Gajaraj

Decorations Subcommittee
Lead

Jyoti Sridhar & Shashikanth Gajaraj Naveen Krishna, Rachappa Balkunde, Vinu Sharma, Bharathi Hebbar, Anil Cashikar & Vinod Shenoy

Emcee Subcommittee
Lead

Shubha Baskar, Bharathi Hebbar & Teju Nayak Naveen Krishna, Vinod Shenoy, Anil Cashikar