The Budabukkala or Budubudiki is a community that has been designated an Other Backward Class in Andhra Pradesh since 1993.[1] They were traditionally known as wandering minstrels who sang folk songs and wore colorful costumes.[2][3] The Budabukkalas are a caste of itinerant beggars and soothsayers. As per P. C. Venkatasubbaiah, they recall migration from Maharashtra centuries back and speak a corrupt form of Marathi within the family, and Telugu or Kannada or Tamil, outside their home.[3]

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  1. ↑ List of OBCs in Andhra Pradesh
  2. ↑ Bayya, Venkatesh (16 February 2013). "Budabukkala minstrel's song falling silent". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 Venkatasubbaiah, P.C. (30 December 2021). "Budubudakkalas, the Traditional Beggars in South India" (PDF). Skylines of Anthropology.


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