Budabukkala

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 hybridised form of Marathi within the family, and Telugu or Kannada or Tamil, outside their home.

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