Andhra folk artistes to showcase talent at Lok Mandhan-2026 in Jaipur

SRIKAKULAM: Folk artiste from Vizianagaram and other parts of North Andhra region will showcase their talent at the national folk arts event ‘Lok Mandhan-2026’ to be held in Jaipur, Rajasthan from December 4 and 6, according to Badri Kurmarao, president of Gidugu Ramamurthy Telugu Bhasha and Janapada Kalapeetham. Several folk artistes from Jaipur showcased their talent on at writer Gurajada Apparao’s heritage house in Vizianagaram on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Mr.

Kurmarao, president of Lok Mandhan-AP chapter said, that folk artiste needed support from society and the government to promote epics like Ramayana, Mahabharata and others through traditional dance, music and other art forms. He said that the folk arts festival was organised every two years in a different State to highlight the issues of folk artiste in the country. Leaders of various associations such as Epu Vijaya Kumar, P.

Shanmukha Rao, Behara Raja Rao, B. Surya Lakshmi and others were present.