摘要：The study was conducted to assess the Socio-economic status of the Sillekyatha community
of Ekalavyanagara, Mysore city of Karnataka. More than half of the respondents belonged to
middle age group and were illiterates. Their traditional occupation was the leather puppet show
(Togalu Gombe Aata). Most of them live in kutcha (hut) dwellings (98%). More than half
of the respondents belonged to the low income group and had a nuclear family (93%). They
live in poor sanitation conditions and unhygienic routine practices (lack of toilets and sanitary
conditions for women in the community) with a semi-nomadic lifestyle and unhealthy feeding
habits.
