Govt. urged to preserve folk arts
Badri Kurma Rao has called on the Indian government to take action to protect South India's folk arts. He presented various folk art forms at a conference, emphasizing their cultural significance. Rao also suggested that major temples adopt these art forms to ensure their continuation and support for veteran artists.
- ▪Badri Kurma Rao is the founder of Gidugu Ramamurthy Telugu Bhasha and Janapada Kalapathem.
- ▪He presented folk arts like Jamukula Pata and Tappetagullu at a conference in Tamil Nadu.
- ▪Rao urged the government to provide decent livelihoods for veteran artists.
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Gidugu Ramamurthy Telugu Bhasha and Janapada Kalapathem founder Badri Kurma Rao on Wednesday urged both Centre and the State governments to take measures for the protection of folk arts of the South India, stating that the art are enabling all generations to know the significance of the dance and music forms, culture and traditions.Mr. Rao has given a detailed presentation about AP’s folk arts such as Jamukula Pata, Tappetagullu, Puliveshalu and others at a conference organised by Folklore Society of South Indian Languages-Indian Institute of Folklore in Central University of Tamil Nadu located in Thiruvarur.The university authorities felicitated him for relentlessly working to protect the folk arts for the last forty years.Mr.
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