Pili vesha folk art: dancing to the beat

I knew that a congregation of aproned women would already be working at the fire at the back of the yard, boiling beetroots and potatoes, peeling and slicing and cubing cabbages and carrots for the salads for the coming crowds. I knew that the women would soon break into their songs, celebratory and caustic—The cakes are delicious, but marriage is

The Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) set up regional branches – the one in Andhra being known as Praja Natya Mandali (People’s Theatre Congregation), which gave folk singers, dancers and storytellers an official platform, while retaining their flavour.