But Sankara Rao, with nearly two decades of experience, has revolutionised this by integrating folk art forms such as Burrakatha, Harikatha, Kolatam, and Jamukula Katha into his lessons.

They are the traditional ‘Burrakatha’ folk artistes from southern Telangana who have turned into garbage collectors in the city. As death and disease become a norm, decades of utter negligence ...