The Bathukamma Narrative

The Bathukamma festival showcases the Telagana culture in strict sense ranging from deity worship to the folk costumes. The songs, flower decoration, processions, the drum playing, the juggling folk artists, and the dance are best potentials to make a bold statement that Telangana is a distinct region with remarkably characteristic features. The celebration lasts for over a week and is celebrated routinely in different localites. The colour of this cultural festival has enough magic to attract peoples from all sections of Telangana society. Bathukamma festivity maitains the same status as the Chhath Puja in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

At the very onset of the week, the University has experienced the grand Bathukamma cultural programme organised by a big group of students hailing from Telangana region. The programme commenced with the procession of the deity Bathukamma and culminated in the colourful cultural programme in which not only students from our country, but the foreign nationals also participated jovially. Dr. Prakash Kona, a university teacher were chief guest who emphasied the improtance of women in preseving and nurturing the culture. Though the programme contained a tinge of the need of the separate state of Telangana, this was pompous, dazzling and successful! Bravo the Organisers!