Bathukamma Festival Celebrations Detroit 2007

[SakshiVartha]

The upper caste women thought it was below their dignity to do Bathukamma. Now suddenly some Dorasanlu (women of dominant castes) went to this play as a symbol of the agitation. Is it for Telangana or for power? The most interesting thing is that while the lower castes are using their cultural symbols to achieve a separate Telangana, the members of former feudal families are playing the politics of agitation. We also see a surprising unity between some Reddy and Velama political lords. By Kancha

[SakshiVartha]

During the age of Nizam, Bathkamma used to be enacted by the Shudras — mostly OBCs. Dalits were not allowed to participate as they were seen as pollutants even by the OBCs of lower order.[Telang Prof. Kancha Ilaiah Osmania]

Y are Bonalu and Sammakka Saralamma not performed in USA ? Only because they are SC and ST festivals. Y are the Telang Reddies, Velamas and Brahmins doing only Bathkamma now. Y don't they perform the Bonalu and Samakka Saralamma? Telang Thalli has a BC Bathukamma. Bonalu?

[ttlddl]

polisett7 bitch badakav neeku enduku raa telangaana visayalu.Langa koduka.

[polisetty7]

bathukamma panduga baga chesukondri...

andaru sukham ga undandri.....kani

kondaru seperate state kavalani nakaralu chestunnaru ... mimmalni mosam chestundru...adhi gamaninchandi.

[bunnymurali]

enti babai ...ayo ... samy....mee andhraa addavalani dengaali ani kosam seprate telangana korthunam babai

[polisetty7]

manchiga chepithe vinaru ra meeru - kukkallara...cheppu debbalu kottali...kodakallara

[bunnymurali]

meeru thage neelu maa telagana walaa uchaaa ra andhraaa langakodka

[polisetty7]

uccha manushulaki vasthai ra...

taagadaniki neellu leni endipoina kukkalu meeru...

meeku uccha ekkadanundi vasthai?

[pjrpower]

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