Yakshadhruva Patla Foundation Trust President Patla Satish Shetty: An example to fulfill social responsibility
Yakshadhruva Patla Foundation Trust President Patla Satish Shetty: An example to fulfill social responsibility
June 3: ‘Yakshadhruva Patla Sambhrama 2019’ was organised by Yakshadhruva Patla Foundation Trust on Sunday June 2 at Adyar Garden, Adyar, on the outskirts of the city. Sri Kshetra Madhuru Managing Committee Chairman U T Alva inaugurates ‘Yakshadhruva Patla Sambhrama 2019’.
Nitte (Deemed to be) University Chancellor N Vinay Hegde was presiding over the inaugural function and said that Yakshagana Bhagavath Patla Satish Shetty has led by example to show how the artistes can fulfil their social responsibilities. Hegde said that Yakshagana artistes, being a part of society, should think of others who are less privileged. The Patla Satish Shetty Foundation has given necessary support to Yakshagana artistes who are ill and had retired from the profession.
Patla Satish Shetty, the Yakshagana Patla Foundation president said that they had units in Mudipu, Belthangady, Moodbidri, Karkala, Puttur, B C Road, Sullia, Polali, Odiyuru, Vittal, Ekkar – Kateel, Vamanjoor, Uppinangady, Mangaluru, Punjalkatte, Surathkal, Padubidri, Punjalkatte (women’s unit), Uppala and Kumble. Kalasa – Balehole, in Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Gujarat and New Delhi. Along with this there were overseas units located in Saudi – Bahrain, Qatar, Muscat and Dubai.
A book named ‘Yaksha Prabhakara’ on scholar and Yakshagana critic Dr M Prabhakara Joshi was released during the programme. Dr Joshi was honoured with the ‘Patla Prashasti 2019’, which includes Rs one lakh in cash and a citation.
Yakshadhruva Patla Foundation Trust has implemented projects worth Rs 4 crore in the past three-and-a-half years, including providing financial and medical aid to families of retired and ailing artistes, scholarships for children of artistes and houses for artistes who do not own houses. An 11-acre site was identified in Kinnigoli for 100 houses to such artistes under the ‘Patla Yakshashraya Yojane’.
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