Bhootas

Published on 19th November, 2017, in Mid-day. For the past 2,000 years, maybe even earlier, the Tuluva people have lived in Tulu-nadu, the coastal kingdom of Alva Kheda, once ruled by the Aupas, referred to in the writings of ancient Roman mariners. The symbol of this kingdom, with twin fishes, is very similar to the ancient fish symbol of the Pandyas. This land stretches south of Goa, across Southern Karnataka to Northern Kerala. It's a hilly-forested land famous for rice, coconut, areca nut, and wildlife full of wild boars and tigers. This is the land of the Mogavira, Billava, and Bunt communities, of the Yakshagana ..