SARGAM

Sacramento Regional Association of Malayalees (SARGAM) started in 2001 to provide a forum for the Indian Malayalees residing in the Sacramento area of the state of California. SARGAM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit cultural organization incorporated under the laws of the state of California. It is a voluntary community organization of the people of Kerala who reside in Sacramento and nearby areas. At present, there are close to 300 Kerala families living in the Sacramento vicinity.

Most of these families are members of SARGAM or closely associated with SARGAM activities. Every year SARGAM organizes a variety of social and cultural events, involving hundreds of families. SARGAM emphasizes the goal of preserving and promoting the moral, social, cultural, educational, literary and artistic heritage of Indian malayalee community in Sacramento. SARGAM is an active member of many local and national Indian organizations and has been a major presence in the Indian community activities in and around Sacramento.

SARGAM Constitution and Bylaws


SARGAM Family Membership

SARGAM membership is entitled to a family, covering all the members of the family which includes the head of the household and the dependents. To become a member of SARGAM, submit the membership form below. The membership fee will be collected at the time of submitting the membership form. Requests for new membership will be reviewed and approved by the Executive Board.

Click here for the  Annual Membership Form

Executive CommitteE

Wilson Nechikat

President

Mrudul Sadanandan 

Chairman

Cyril John

Secretary


Ramesh Illikkal

Vice-President

Sangeetha Indira

Joint-Secretary   

Saji Palakattukunnel Mathew

Treasurer

Eldhose Gheevarghese

Joint-Treasurer

General CommitteE

Praveen Pillai

Cultural Coordinator

Arya Jayan

Cultural Coordinator

Vacant

Pratheesh Abraham

Saji George

Technology Lead

Baiju Antony

Folsom/El Dorado  Representative 

Abin Paul Varghese

Folsom/El Dorado Representative 

Jayan Sivasankaran

Folsom/El Dorado Representative 

Roy Xavier 

Roseville/Rocklin Representative

George Pulichumackal

Roseville/Rocklin Representative

Bhavya Sujay

Roseville/Rocklin Representative 

Jithin Suresh 

Sacramento/Natomas/Davis Representative

Prince Kurian

Rancho Cordova/Citrus Height Representative

Alice Mathew

Elk Grove Representative

Subi Jacob

Elk Grove Representative

past chairpersons/presidents

2002-2003

Cyriac Kunnassery - Chairman

Varghese George - President

2004-2005

Varghese George - Chairman

Benny Illikattil - President

2006-2007

Benny Illikattil - Chairman

Sabarish Nambiar - President

2008-2009

Sabarish Nambiar - Chairman

Elsa Kunnassery - President

2010-2011

Elsa Kunnassery - Chairperson

Johny Kaduthodil - President

2012-2013

Johny Kaduthodil - Chairman

Vinod Balakrishnan - President

2014-2015

Vinod Balakrishnan - Chairman

Thomas Pazhanilam - President

2016-2017

Thomas Pazhanilam - Chairman

Cigil Palackalody - President

2018-2019

Cigil Palackalody - Chairman

Rashmi Nair  - President

2020-2021

Rashmi Nair - Chairperson

Rajan George - President

2022-2023

Rajan George - Chairperson

Mrudul Sadanandan - President

founding board members

Cyriac Kunnassery Varghese George Rugmini Shah Dayalu Joseph Rashmi Nair Shibu Sreedharan