In August 2024, Silambam Phoenix in association with the Fine Arts Association of Arizona started the Yuva Kala Sangamam festival. We are proud to be entering our third year of programming and look forward to bringing you even more talent from around the country in 2026!

Yuva Kala Sangamam 2024 Cohort

Carnatic: Maya Santhanam (Vocal), Shashank Mahesh (Vocal), Pavani Anupindi (Violin), Srivatsan Srinivasan (Mridangam)

Hindustani: Asrita Sathengeri (Vocal), Tej Desai (Tabla), Mahadevan Iyer (Harmonium)

Bharatanatyam: Shashank Iswara, Deepta Seshadri, Sadhana Prakash

Yuva Kala Sangamam 2025 Cohort

Carnatic: Anjali Prabhala, Nandana Ramakrishnan, Satvik Subbaram, Tejas Murali, Vijayanti Pappu

Kuchipudi: Charvi Raju Chintada

Lavani: Shivani Badgi

Bharatanatyam: Madhavi Mani