New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- The Garden City Auditorium, Bengaluru, resounded with the beat of the dakke, a leather percussion instrument of the Gonda tribe. A group of performers brought alive the beauty of forest life within this urban space. Titled dakke kunitha, the showcase was part of the recently-held GlobalKulture Music Festival. Efforts such as these are creating awareness about the performing arts traditions of tribes of Karnataka such as the Kudiyas, Jenu Kuruba and Gondas. Yet behind that rhythm lies a fragile tradition that struggles to survive due to waning interest among the younger generation of these indigenous communities and inadequate government support. Members of the tribes feel that these performing arts can only be kept a...