"gussadi"

Padma Shri Kanaka Raju, the Gussadi maestro who revived the disappearing dance form

Gussadi dance is performed during Dandari festival, an important cultural affair of ethnic tribes living in Adilabad district

Padma Shri awardee Kanaka Raju says he is determined to teach the dance form to tribal youngsters as long as he is alive

Tribes, mainly Gonds, celebrate the festival on a grand scale for more than a week during Deepavali season