LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OFINDIAN ARTS
7581 BEACON COURT, EXCELSIOR, MN 55331 www.layyasaaram.org

Total Revenue
$92,396
Total Expenses
$90,897
Net Assets
$26,423

Organizations Filed Purposes: LAYYASAARAM INSTITUTE OF INDIAN ARTS WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THREE PRIMARY GOALS. PERFORM: CONDUCT INDIDAN CLASSICAL MUSIC AND DANCE PERFORMANCES OF LOCAL AND VISITING ATISTIS IN THE TWIN CITIES AND ROCHESTER METRO AREAS. EDUCATE: CONDUCT MUSIC CLASSES TO IMPART TRAINING IN INDIAN MUSIC AND DANCE IN THE TWIN CITIES AND ROCHESTER METRO AREA. ORGANIZE LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS. COLLABORATE: CONDUCT CONCERT TOURS OF ESTABLISHED AND UPCOMING ARTISTS FROM INDIA. SPONSOR P3-PERFORMER VISAS. GET AUTHORIZATION FROM THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS. SPONSOR INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL TRAVEL, HOSTING, AND LOGISTICS. COORDINATE WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN VARIOUS CITIES IN NORTH AMERICA USA AND CANADA PRIMARILY. IN 2014 THE ORGANIZATION TO FURTHER ITS "EDUCATE" MISSION STARTED TEACHING WITH THE HELP OF ROCHESTER VIDYALAYA.

THE ORGANIZATION SHALL ENDEAVOR TO CONDUCT, ORGANIZE AND PROVIDE MUSIC AND DANCE PERFORMANCES OF LOCAL AND VISITING ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS. ORGANIZE EVENTS TO SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT THE ARTS AND CULTURE OF INDIA. TO FACILITATE AND CONDUCT TRAINING AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS RELATED TO INDIAN CULTURE AND TRADITION IN RELATION TO CLASSICAL MUSIC AND DANCE. PUBLISH ORIGINAL MATERIAL TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF INDIAN MUSIC AND ARTS, AND COLLABORATE WITH REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. INVITE RECOGNIZED ARTISTS FROM INDIA AND CONDUCT CONCERT TOURS AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

HELD SEVERAL EVENTS : JAN 1ST 2019: NADHA RASA AND LAYYASAARAM USA PRESENT MRIDANGAM TRIO - IMPORTANCE OF LAYA - NUANCES IN DIFFERENT TEMPOS - A PRESENTATION LED BY GURU KAARAIKKUDI MANI WITH R RAMESH, KUNNAKUDI BALAMURALIKRISHNA AND SHLOKA RECITAL BY DA SRINIVAS. GURU KAARAIKKUDI MANI INTERACTS WITH AUDIENCE. ON 1ST JAN 2019 AT 4 .30 PM AT NARADA GANA SABHA- MINI HALL. ALWARPET, CHENNAI, INDIA JAN 26TH 2019: 172ND TYAGARAJA ARADHANA - BAGULA PANCHAMI FESTIVAL AT THE HINDU SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA MAPLE GROVE, MN. 172ND BAGULA PANCHAMI OF SADGURU TYAGARAJA SWAMI WILL BE HELD AT THE HINDU SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA'S NATH AUDITORIUM ON SATURDAY JAN 26TH 2019 BETWEEN 9AM AND 9PM IN AN A-KHANDAM FORMAT. 08:30 MAHAMANTRA CHANTING BY MN ISKCON GROUP 09:00 CHETULARA FOLLOWED BY PANCHARATNAMS BY COMMUNITY AND VISITING ARTISTS 11:00 SAGAR SRIDHAR - VOCAL, AISHWARYA ANAND - VIOLIN, PRASEED BALAJI - MRIDANGAM 11:40 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION LEELAMAMI/VENKAT/VIJAY/NIVEDHA, ETHIRAJAN RAMANUJAN - MRIDANGAM 12:00 SRINATH HARIHARAN - VIOLIN, SRIRAM N IYER- MRIDANGAM, BALAJI CHANDRAN - GHATAM 12:40 CHINMAYA SWARANJALI - GROUP PRESENTATION 12:55 VINOD KRISHNAN - VOCAL, K V S VINAY - VIOLIN, ETHIRAJAN RAMANUJAN - MRIDANGAM, BALAJI CHANDRAN - GHATAM 13:35 VANITHA SURESH - VOCAL, SANJAY SURESH - VIOLIN, SANKARAN BHATTATIRIPAD - MRIDANGAM 14:15 INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION SIRISHA/SAHANA/SATYA, SRINATH HARIHARAN - VIOLIN, PRASEED BALAJI - MRIDANGAM 14:30 MAHIMA VINAY - VOCAL, AISHWARYA ANAND - VIOLIN, PRASEED BALAJI - MRIDANGAM 15:10 SANJAY SURESH - VIOLIN, - VIOLIN, SRIRAM N IYER - MRIDANGAM, BALAJI CHANDRAN - GHATAM 15:50 SURYA GANESAN - VOCAL, APURVA ANAND - VIOLIN, SANKARAN BHATTATIRIPAD - MRIDANGAM 16:50 AISHWARYA ANAND / APURVA ANAND - VIOLIN DUET, ETHIRAJAN RAMANUJAN - MRIDANGAM, BALAJI CHANDRAN - GHATAM 17:50 V K ARUNKUMAR - VOCAL, K V S VINAY - VIOLIN, SRIRAM N IYER - MRIDANGAM 19:05 NAMASANKEERTANAM BY MN GOD SATSANG 20:35 MAHAMANTRAM AND DEEPARADHANA 20:50 DINNER APRIL 27TH 2019: SANGEETHA KIRANA VAIBHAVAM - CELEBRATING THE GLORIOUS MUSIC OF MAESTRO CHITRAVINA N RAVIKIRAN. HOSTED AT THE HINDU TEMPLE OF WISCONSIN PEWAUKEE, WI. IN COLLABORATION WITH NATYARPANA SCHOOL OF DANCE. MAY 12TH 2019: CONCERT TOUR OF SHERTALAI RENGANATHA SHARMA - MINNEAPOLIS CONCERT ORGANIZED BY IMSOM. FOR THE THIRD CONCERT OF IMSOM'S SPRING 2018 SERIES, IMSOM IS HOSTING A CARNATIC VOCAL CONCERT BY SHERTALAI KN RENGANATHA SHARMA, ACCOMPANIED BY B U GANESH PRASAD (VIOLIN) AND TANJAVOOR MURUGABOOPATHI (MRIDANGAM). THE PERFORMANCE WILL BE AT THE RECITAL HALL OF ST. CATHERINE UNIVERSITY. YOU CAN SEE MORE DETAILS AND BUY TICKETS AT - HTTP://WWW.IMSOM.ORG/EVENTS/20190512.HTML JUNE 1ST 2019: CARNATIC VOCAL CONCERT BY SUNIL GARGYAN LAYYASAARAM PRESENTS A GRAND SUMMER CARNATIC VOCAL MUSIC CONCERT BY SUNIL GARGYAN (VOCAL) R RAGHUL (VIOLIN) TRIVANDRUM BALAJI (MRIDANGAM) SRIRAM N IYER (KANJIRA) BALAJI CHANDRAN (GHATAM) HOSTED AT THE ROCKFORD ROAD LIBRARY IN CRYSTAL MN. JUNE 9TH 2019: CARNATIC VEENA CONCERT BY PAPPU PADMA RAVI SHANKAR. LAYYASAARAM PRESENTS A CARNATIC CLASSICAL VEENA CHAMBER CONCERT BY PAPPU PADMA RAVI SHANKAR ACCOMPANIED BY SANKARAN BHATTATHIRIPAD ON THE MRIDANGAM HOSTED AT A DONOR FAMILY'S HOME IN MAPLE GROVE MN. SEPTEMBER 20TH 2019: CARNATIC VOCAL CONCERT BY V SHANKARANARAYANAN LAYYASAARAM PRESENTS A PRE-NAVARATRI CONCERT FEATURING: V SHANKARANARAYANAN (VOCAL) VVS MURARI (VIOLIN) THANJAVUR MURUGABOOPATHI (MRIDANGAM) SRIRAM N IYER (KANJIRA) BALAJI CHANDRAN (GHATAM)

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Vijay RamanathanTREASURER1$0
Joe LangDIRECTOR0$0
Anantha KollengodeSECRETARY2$0
Sriram IyerPRESIDENT4$0
Ramachandran GurumoorthyDIRECTOR0$0

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