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| comment | | "parent_author":"rovingman",<br>"parent_permlink":"a-perfect-picture-2018-03-15-11-48-50",<br>"author":"sukhnidheyfilms",<br>"permlink":"re-rovingman-a-perfect-picture-2018-03-15-11-48-50-20180315t132826536z",<br>"title":"",<br>"body":"In ancient India this community is called \"Bahrupiya\".\n\nA behrupiya or bahrupiya is an impressionist in the traditional performing arts of India,<br> Pakistan,<br> Nepal and Bangladesh. Once popular and widespread,<br> the art form is now in decline with most practitioners living in poverty.\n It was once common for behrupiyas to make a dramatic entrance at wedding or other festivities dressed as a God,<br> Goddess,<br> policeman,<br> priest,<br> or other figure and create a commotion.[2 The social norm surrounding these appearances was that the behrupiya usually collected no money if he was detected as an impersonator. However,<br> if he was able to successfully convince his audience of his fake identity,<br> he would then reveal it and be awarded a baksheesh for having entertained the group.\n\nDue to their expertise with disguise and impersonation,<br> good behrupiyas were recruited as spies by medieval Indian kings.",<br>"json_metadata":" \"tags\":[\"life\" ,<br>\"app\":\"steemit\/0.1\" " |
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