The Budabukkala or Budubudiki is a community that has been designated an Other Backward Class in the Indian state of 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. [3]
