# 25 Oggu Katha artists honoured at University of Hyderabad 2026-08-25T01:31:06+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Twenty-five Oggu Katha artists from across Telangana were honoured at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Monday for preserving the traditional folk storytelling art. The Oggu Katha Universe 2025 Honours brought together academia, cinema, media and cultural fields. Former Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu sent a letter congratulating the initiative and the selected artists, stressing the importance of protecting India's folk traditions. The event screened 'Gods in the Voice', described as the first English documentary on Oggu Katha. Telangana folk songs were presented by Telangana Samskruthika Sarathi artists. A Bathukamma workshop was conducted before the main event, with over 30 students taking part. PhD scholars Vasumathi, Tejaswini, Srinika, Rajitha, Kavitha and Supraja were involved in the workshop. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Oggu Katha is a centuries-old narrative tradition of the Yadava (shepherd) community in Telangana, combining storytelling, song and percussion. It was largely oral, with few formal records or institutional support until recent years. The UoH honour is part of a wider push by Telangana's cultural bodies, including the Telangana Yadava Corporation, to document and revive the art. The next step will be whether the documentary and university backing lead to inclusion in academic curricula or state-supported performance circuits, which would ensure the tradition reaches a generation raised on digital media. ## Coverage - deccanchronicle.com Straight news report listing event details, speakers and performers with no editorial slant. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: M Venkaiah Naidu, Oggu Katha, Telangana, University of Hyderabad Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/25-oggu-katha-artists-honoured-at-university-of-hyderabad/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/25-oggu-katha-artists-honoured-at-university-of-hyderabad/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/