Dr.Savita Uday is a folklorist, teacher and a farmer and the founder of BuDa folklore. She has been doing extensive field work on various tribes of Uttara Kannada region for the last two decades. Savita started BuDa folklore after she quit her teaching job in Bengaluru in 2006. She has been awarded Tata Fellowship in Folklore for the year 2012-13.
Folk Wisdom of Uttara Karnataka
Dr Savita Uday takes us to Uttara Kannada region where she has been working closely with the Halakki, Siddi and the Kare Okkalu tribal communities to revitalize their artistic and culinary practices. They bring us a story, which takes us to a kokum harvest, snail foraging and preparation, and foraging and making of red ant chutney
