Funfilled day for Yakshagana artistes as they take part in various sports competitions

May 29: Yakshadhruva Patla Foundation organised a Yakshadhruva Sports Meet 2019 at Mangala Stadium on Tuesday, May 28 for professional Yakshagana artistes.
During the day, the Yakshagana artistes took part in 100-metre, 400-metre, 300-metre, 50-metre, 75-metre race, throwball, bomb in the city, musical chair, 4×100 meter relay, tug of war, cricket and other sports competitions on the occasion.
District In-charge Minister U T Khader said that the need to introduce monthly pension for Yakshagana artistes as they do not have employment in the Yakshagana Mela throughout the year and several artistes find it difficult to eke out a living.
MLA Vedavya Kamath said that Yakshagana is a cultural heritage of the land and there is a need to preserve this art form by introducing the art form to the schoolchildren.