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TIED IN TRADITION: THE “BAPUBOMMA” AND HER IDEALISATION

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The “BapuBomma” (Bapu’s dolls/ Bapu’s drawings) is a familiar term in Telugu language, and it refers to the ideal Telugu woman, as picturised by SattirajuLakshminarayana (1933-2014), commonly known as ‘Bapu’, through his artwork. Bapu was a painter, cartoonist, and filmmaker and in all three mediums he has constructed the image of the Telugu maiden as sensuous and domestic. There has been research done in the field of the Telugu literary tradition, but contemporary art remains unexplored, and there is no study of Bapu’s work in these three mediums, especially his portrayals of women. This paper will be looking exclusively at the artworkconsidered the traditional “BapuBommas”. Through a semiotic analysis, the paper will study the symbols embedded within the paintingsand place them in the context of Telugu society to study their nature and implications. Being part of the mainstream, his work has managed to do much more than express the prevailing artistic tradition of his times- it creates and reflects society directly. The paper will also look at how this image has percolated into another form of art- film, in order to substantiate this argument. In a postcolonial and increasingly westernised context, there is a strong urge to retain a certain identity that is rooted in what is understood as rural and traditional, and this urge is depicted extensively in Bapu’s work

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Bapu, Telugu, art, cultural identity, femininity, performativity, popular culture, commercial art

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"TIED IN TRADITION: THE “BAPUBOMMA” AND HER IDEALISATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.288-290, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRC006049.pdf

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"TIED IN TRADITION: THE “BAPUBOMMA” AND HER IDEALISATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp288-290, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRC006049.pdf

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Published Paper ID: JETIRC006049
Registration ID: 183623
Published In: Volume 5 | Issue 6 | Year June-2018
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Page No: 288-290
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Area: Engineering
ISSN Number: 2349-5162
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