Welcome to New England Kannada Koota

Welcome to New England Kannada Koota
	Kannada Rajyothsava/Children Day/Deepavali Celebrations – December 8, 2007
	““Mandaara”, New England Kannada Koota celebrated Kannada Rajyothsava/ Children’s Day/Deepavali celebrations on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at Ashland Mindess School, 90 Concord Street, Ashland, MA-01721. The program was attended by over 90 children and 175 adults…
	CHITRAMANJARI – October 7, 2007
	““Mandaara”, New England Kannada Koota hosted noted play back singers Mr. Badri Prasad and Ms. Divya Raghavan on October 7, 2007. The program was a huge success with more than 175 people enjoying an evening of enchanting live music concert.
	NEKK Ganesha Chaturthi 2007 – September 16, 2007
	“Mandaara”, New England Kannada Koota (NEKK) celebrated Sri Ganesha Chathurthi celebrations on Sunday, 16th September 2007. Dr. Shankaranarayan performed Sri. Ganesha Pooje with religious deity and fervor. On this we presented flute, violin and mridangam performance by internationally acclaimed flutist “Surmani” V.K. Raman, Mysore V.Srikanth and B.Ravishankar.
	NEKK Annual Picnic 2007 – July 14, 2007
	NEKK Annual picnic 2007 was held at Pomps Pond / Recreational Park in Andover on Saturday, 14th July 2006. The picnic was attended by over 150 NEKK members and every one enjoyed an exciting picnic day with lots of fun-filled activities.
	Ugadi and Suvarna Karnataka Celebrations – May 12, 2007
	NEKK celebrated 2007 Ugadi and Suvarna Karnataka celebrations on Saturday, May 12, 2007 at Marlborough High School. It was a day long function with participation from many neighboring Kannada Kootas. It was attended by over 275 members and every one enjoyed the occasion.
	Sri Purandara Dasa Dy Celebrations – February 24, 2007
	Sri. Purandara Dasa Day celebration was held on Saturday, February 24th, 2006 at 8:30 AM at Sri Lakshmi temple, Ashland. The program was jointly hosted by the New England Kannada Koota (NEKK) and New England Hindu Temple Inc (NEHTI) committee on Youth Cultural and Education program. More than 60 devotees attended the function and recited Sri Purandara Dasa’s compositionsmovie on the occasion.
	Kannada Rajyothsava – November 11, 2006
	NEKK will celebrate 2006 Kannada Rajyothsava / Deepavali / Children’s Day celebrations on Saturday, November 11, 2006 at Marlborough High School. We are putting together a string of entertainment programs for you.
	Ganesha Pooja – September 23, 2006
	NEKK celebrated 2006 Ganesha Pooje on September 23, 2006 at Marlborough High School. Noted Kannada play back singer Badari Prasad and Idugunji Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mela entertained the audience on the occasion.
	Annual Picnic – July 15, 2006
	NEKK Annual picnic 2006 was held at Pomps Pond / Recreational Park in Andover on Saturday, 15th July 2006. The event was well attended by members.
	Ugadi – April 22, 2006
	“Uga Ugaadi Kaledaru Ugadi Marali Barutide Hosa Varushake Hosa Harushava Hosatu Hosatu Tarutide”. Ugadi was celebrated with religious fervor and diety on Saturday, April 22nd 2006 at Keefe Tech School, Framingham.
	About New England Kannada Koota
	New England Kannada Koota is one of the oldest Kannada Kootas in the United States. NEKK was started in 1973 by a group of people hailing from Karnataka and living in the New England area. NEKK celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1998.
	Membership
	NEKK Constitution
	The Constitution was first written and approved by the voting members of the Kannada Koota’s General Body on September 13, 1975. The constitution has since been amended a few times by the past committee’s…

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