The name is inspired by a diwankhaana - a cluster of small rooms for a private lavani performance. This approach to the lavani originated in the 13th century, and was characterised by women sporting a ...

Love thrives on the myth of neverendingness. Never-ending companionship­—till death do us part. Or the never-ending wait for the Beloved. For lavani singers and dancers however, love is fleeting. “We ...

“People respect classical dancers, then why not us?” The question asked by a young Lavani performer in a documentary film titled Natale Tumchyasathi (Behind the Adorned Veil), is a pertinent one and a ...

Lavani is a form of traditional folk theatre tamasha in Maharashtra. Lavani has different themes and also have different variants. It’s mainly performed by the female dancers. Marathi film industry ...

After raunchy item numbers, Bollywood actresses seem to be enamoured with 'lavani', a Maharashtrian folk dance and are leaving no stone unturned to emerge as the 'lavani queen' of the B-town. After ...

Apsara ali, Indrapuritun khali, pasarali laali, ratnaprabhatun lyali goes the song, describing a fairy descending from Indra’s abode, spreading radiance like reflections from jewels. Reshmachya ...

"Lavani is my mother. It gave birth to the dancer in me, and for that, I am forever grateful," says Megha Ghadge, a popular Lavani dancer and actress who also speaks at large about where this folk ...