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Burra Katha or Burrakatha, is an oral storytelling technique in the Jangam Katha tradition, performed in villages of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in India. It is performed by a troupe consisting of one main performer and two co-performers, and is a narrative entertainment that consists of prayers, solo drama, dance, songs, poems and jokes. The performance is on the topic of either a Hindu mythological story (Jangam Katha) or a contemporary social issue.[1] It became a popular art form during the Telangana Rebellion in the early 1930-1950s.[2]
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- ^ Nidhi Dugar Kundalia (2015). The Lost Generation: Chronicling India's Dying Professions. Random House India. pp. 63–65. ISBN 9788184007763. Retrieved 17 October 2021.