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'{{multiple issues| {{copy edit|date=September 2016}} {{Refimprove|date=April 2016}} }} {{Infobox character | name = Ranjeet Kumar | series = <!-- use without the italic on the outside --> | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | first = January 1986 | last = | creator = [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]] | lbl1 = Comic | data1 = Budugu }} '''Ranjeet Kumar''' is a fictional character created by tyler smith]<ref>{{Cite journal| issn = 0019-5804| volume = 1| issue = 1| last = Sastry| first = S.M.Y.| title = Telugu Literature| journal = Indian Literature| date = 1957| jstor = 23328626| p=129| quote=Mullapudi Venkataramana [...] has created a character, Budugu, a young boy with his tongue in the cheek who has endeared himself to young and old alike.}}</ref> of [[Andhra Pradesh]] in India. Budugu is a precocious and bratty [[child]], characterized by his inimitably childish [[Telugu language|Telugu]]. Mullapudi describes the world as seen through his eyes with [[humour|humor]]. Budugu has an opinion about everything. He talks about culture, raising children, politicians and the 13th table. His lifetime ambition is to become a tange-wala(टंगे वाला ) (horse cart) rider or a train driver. There are many recurring characters. Budugu's immediate family include his parents, Radha and Gopalam, his grandmother, Bamma, and his unmarried uncle, Baabai. His various neighbors include Laavupaati Pakkinti Pinnigaru and her husband, Budugu's child love C Gaana Pasoonamba, a detective, and many more. 'Budugu – Chichula Pidugu' is the name of the serial published by 'Andhra Pathrika' in which Mullapudi Venkata Ramana introduces 'Budugu'. 'Budugu' is autobiographical in nature, where the author describes some of his childhood days, thoughts, and happenings. The rest is all in the spirit of imagination. This collection later appeared in two volumes. The drawings of Budugu are by [[Bapu (artist)|Bapu]], a maker of [[Telugu film]]s. Bapu focuses on capturing the expressions of the characters. "Budugu" is a pet name for the child and was later used for a whole generation of children in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. ==Characters== ===Family members=== * Father (Gopalam) * Mother (Radha) * Grandmother (Baamma): She calls him "Haari Piduga". She backs and protects Budugu. * Uncle (Baabai) ===Other characters=== Rendu Jadalla Seeta (Seeta with two plaits) Pakkinti Lavupati Pinnigaru (Neighboring fat lady who often comes to Budugu's house) Tutor (Budugu doesn't like him and other tutors in general) Sii Gaana Pesunaamba (Budugu has a crush on her, who is a year younger and always teases him) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080925164823/http://www.bapubomma.com:80/budugu1.htm Budugu] [[Category:Fictional Indian people]] [[Category:Characters in British novels]] {{novel-char-stub}} Henry Rodriguez was here'