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Boston: Tulu Koota holds Yakshagana by Yaksha Dhruva Patla Foundation

Art lovers of Boston area witnessed a rare display of ‘Yakshagana’, one of coastal Karnataka’s rich and colourful art forms, at the Tyngsborough Town Hall near Boston on August 31, 2019. The event was organized by the New England Tulu Koota (NETK) Boston, USA, which highlighted performances by the preeminent Yakshagana artiste Patla Sathish Shetty of the Yaksha Dhruva Patla Foundation, Mangaluru and his team. The charitable foundation based In Karnataka along with its newly inaugurated unit in the USA endeavours to popularize the art form while providing financial support to needy Yakshagana artistes and their families.

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“Our organization has lent more than Rs 50 lac help to Yaksha artistes. Senior artistes will be paid monthly salary and more than 100 houses will be built under Patla Yakshashraya project for them. The support of art lovers is necessary for the noble work, said Yakshadhruva Patla Foundation founder president, artiste of Kateelu mela, Yaksha Chakreshwar Sathish Shetty Patla.