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Welcome to New England Kannada Koota
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NEKK will celebrate Sri. Ganesha Chaturthi on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at Keefe Technical School,
750 Winter Street, Framingham, MA - 01702. Please mark your calendar and visit back to our website
for More information soon.
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NEKK celebrated 2010 Annual Picnic on Saturday, July 24th, 2010
at Pomps Pond / Recreation Park, Andover, MA
from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
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NEKK celebrated 2010 Annual Picnic on Saturday, July 24th, 2010 at Pomps Pond / Recreation Park, Andover, MA
from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The picnic was attended by over 80 enthusiastic members.Please visit our Photo
Gallery for memorable pictures from picnic.
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NEKK celebrated Ugadi Habba on a grand scale on Saturday, Apr 17th, 2010
at Keefe Technical School, 750 Winter Street, Framingham, MA - 01702
from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
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Click Here to see the Ugadi Program Guide
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Ugadi program was attended by over 210 Koota members and 60 children. Two dramas, 'Heegadre Hege' and 'Ratnan Prapancha'
were performed by noted drama troupe from Bangalore, lead and directed by smt. Lakshmi Chandrashekar.
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NEKK celebrated sri Purandara Dasa Aradhana on Sunday, FEB 28th, 2010
at Sri. Lakshmi Temple, 117 Waverly Street, Ashland, MA - 01721
from 9:00 AM to 2:30 Noon
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NEKK celebrated Sri. Purandara Dasa Day on Sunday, February 28, 2010
at Sri. Lakshmi Temple, 117 Waverly Street, Ashland, MA - 01721
from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM. The program was attended by over 12o members and ober 60 members
participated in reciting Purandara Dasa keertahnas.
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NEKK celebrated Children's Day, Deepavali and Kannada Rajyothsava on Sunday, November 15, 2009
at Keefe Technical School, 750 Winter Street, Framingham, MA - 01702 from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM
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NEKK Children's Day, Deepavali and Kannada Rajypotsava was attended by over 160 adults and over 80 children. The program
was a grand success and provided an opportunity for community children to showcase their talents. Please check the photos
from the program in the photo section.
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NEKK Screened Super Hit Kannada movie Venkata in Sankata on Saturday, October 10, 2009
at Studio Cinema, Belmont, MA at 2:00 PM
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Super hit Kannada movie Venkata in Sankata was well attended and everyone laughed all through the movie.
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NEKK celebrated Sri. Ganesha festival on Sunday, September 20, 2009
at Keefe Technical School, 750 Winter Street, Framingham, MA
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Lord Sri Ganesha Pooja was performed with religious fervor and deity on the occasion by Dr.Shankar Narayana.
Programs: On this occasion were solo dance drama "RUKMINISHA VIJAYA" by Vidushi BHRAMARI SHIVAPRAKASH, light hearted comedy
drama "Korriyappanna choreography" directed by Madhusudhan Akkihebbal and enjoyable classical Bharathanatyam and traditional folk dances
choreographed by Poornima Risbud. Nearly 150 members attended and enjoyed the evening.
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About New
England Kannada Koota
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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.
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Membership
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NEKK Constitution
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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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