Executive Committee [ 2023 – 2025 ]

Irappa Arabhavi, President
Irappa has been associated with NEKK for over 20 years both
as an active member, and volunteer for many events. Most
recently, he had the privilege to lead the 50th anniversary
fundraising committee. With a group of dedicated team
members and support from the community we successfully
raised record breaking funds within 3 months, which made this
event historic!
In addition to NEKK, he has been involved with multiple local
and national non-profit organizations such as
NAVIKA(hospitality lead), Samarthanam USA(Vice President),
International Basava Center (treasurer), VSNA(treasurer) and
VSNE (president).
Thank you for giving me an opportunity to serve as your
president. We will work together and make the next two years
very eventful!
Channabasavana Gouda, Secretary
Gouda is a life member of NEKK. He has served as a member
of the Seva Mandara team. He is active in promoting Kannada
Sahithya and Literature through cultural programs including and
encouraging youth members in the literature based cultural
programs. He has written, directed and performed Kannada
based Dramas in NEKK, Ranga Taranga, and VSNE events. He
has served as VSNE President and later as Treasurer in the
VSNA Boston 2011 Convention. He is a very active, enthusiastic
and committed volunteer to serve the community and organize
charity events, food donation drives, bikeathon and hackathon.
He is passionate in working towards bringing the community
together, be inclusive, provide equal opportunity for all, provide
a platform and opportunities for youth participation. He would
like to bring technology upgrade, bring transparency, improvise
the by laws for supporting the operations of growing
organization.

Raghav Adiga, Treasurer
Raghav is a longtime resident of New England, originally from
Bangalore. He and his wife Chandrika have been integral
members of the New England Kannada Koota (NEKK) for 5
years now; Raghav holds the position of Treasurer currently and
also plays multiple roles in other India Associations in New
England. He feels honored to be part of a community that
preserves and celebrates the Kannada culture while also
providing services and opportunities for Kannadigas residing in
this region. He looks forward to working with the team closely
and contributing towards any improvements needed for NEKK’s
growth. Jai Karnataka!!!

Ravi Ujjinamatada, Food Committee Lead
Ravi has been part of the NEKK community from the time
migrated to Boston. Always feel proud of NEKK as it upholds
our authentic culture, beautiful language, and Seva (help)
concept for everyone. His vision for NEKK is to raise the
Kannadigas community, strengthen the NEKK’s fundamentals,
enrich the language and promote our culture as much as
possible. He considers it as a great opportunity to serve NEKK
as an EC member of this beautiful community under the
leadership of Irappa and his team.

Satish Sudi, Entertainment / Cultural Team Lead
Satish has been an active member of NEKK since joining in
2015. Over the years, I have been actively involved in various
capacities. Initially, driven by personal interest, I contributed by
writing Kannada articles and poems on the NEKK Facebook
page, Flyer designs, etc. He considers fortunate to have had the
opportunity to further explore entertainment and cultural
activities during my time in the past Executive Committee.
In the past three Executive Committees, served as a member of
the extended committee. One of his notable contributions was
successfully creating and executing a variety of stage activities,
including dramas, game shows, and cultural performances.
On an individual level, I have also been involved in creating
diverse online content. This includes the production of short
movies, skits, promotional materials, and interview series.
Takes reat pride in his active involvement and contributions to
NEKK, both as a member and as a participant in various
creative endeavors
Satish Bantanahal, AV and Facility Lead
Satish, a resident of the Boston area since 2007, has been
actively involved in volunteering, community service and
leadership roles across various organizations. Recently, he
served as the vice president of Veerashaiva Samaja of New
England (VSNE) from the year 2020 to 2022, demonstrating his
commitment to promoting cultural and social values within the
organization.
Driven by a passion for high-end audio, Satish found himself
drawn to volunteer work in the AV committees of both VSNE
and NEKK. Through his involvement, he contributed his
expertise and enthusiasm to enhance the audiovisual
experiences of various events and programs.
He’s grateful for the opportunity to serve the NEKK community
for the 2023-24 term, combining his dedication to community
service and love for audio technologies.

Raghu Mavinahalli, Seva Mandaara Lead
Raghu was part of NEKK EC member in 2015-2017, served as
Facility and Event Management Lead. He has served in the
Seva Mandara team and worked on various projects. Was a
Facility and Event Management Subcommittee lead during 50th
Anniversary Suvarna Mahotsav. He has also served in NAVIKA
Boston 2012 being part of the Program Management team.He is an active and committed volunteer for NEKK and VSNE events.
Advisory

Raj Rajur
Kishore Gowda
Rajashree Dwarki
Bhaskar Sherigar
Sanganna Yabhannavar"
Bylaw

Shylendra Kumar - lead
Sanjay Gowda
Raj Thejaswi
Sanjay Narahari
Cultural / Entertainment
Tejaswini Igoor (Siri)
Bhagyashree Sudi
Ganesh Guni
Sowmya Kesari
Facility and Stage

Jay Janardhan
Satish Narasimha murthy
Pramila Satish
Website

Karthik Jatti
Eesha Arabhavi

Photo Video

Shant Raj
Santosh Vijayakumar
Decoration
Suma Sandeep - Lead
Parvati Arabhavi
Avinash Narayangowda
Rekha Prashanth
Yashaswini Raghunath
AV Team
Anand Siddacharya
Arun Innanje
Kartik Jatti
Rakesh Hadli Basavaraju
Sandeep Chandrashekar
Santosh Vijayakumar
Sathisha Movvar
Sudheendra Mangalwadekar
Vijay Badawadagi
Reception
Madhuri Marathe - Co Lead
Shilpa Setty- Co Lead
Shaila Yabhannavar
Soumya Anand
Sunitha Masurkall
Nikita Vali
Parvati Arabhavi
Arun Innanje
Food

Ravindra Kumar
Sunitha Mosarkal
Vidya Halakatti
Veeresh Angadi
Ramesh Kovi
Deepak Thippeswamy
Suresh Patel
Krishna Puranik
Sudhkar Rao
Sports

Kavyashree Mallanna - Lead
Anu Rao Pillai
Vrushi Gurudev
Prasanna Nagabhushan
Rajashree Ravi
Sri Lakshmi Thyli
Arjun KS

Children Activity

Eesha Arabhavi
Seva Mandaara
Srinivas Ambati
Rajanna Heggadahalli
Dwarki Varavani
Gururaj Veershetty
Shubha Jagadish
Murthy Narasimha
Rudresh Kottani
Anusha Patil
Hemanth Javali
Raju Malapati
Puja Shetty

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