Folk art forms that are rich part of Indian culture hitherto flourished under royal patronage. Now this onerous task is left to philanthropists, patrons who are culturally inclined and likeminded people and the government, noted R V Deshpande, minister for major industries and infrastructure development, inaugurating the 12th Janapada Sanchara programme organized by the Kerala Gadinadu unit of Karnataka Janapada Parishat at Bekuru near here on Sunday.
