The popular folk dance ‘lavani’ is back in Marathi films with a bang. PT reports on the trend Our filmmakers had started depending heavily on it to raise the commercial value of their film, which ...

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 ...

It has been an uphill battle over decades for tamasha performers to win public respect and recognition of lavani as a folk art form rather than a low-brow, bawdy dance show. For the Kolhati ...

This dance form, besides being a folk dance of Maharashtra, has many bold and dark shades. Rightly so, it was again laced in controversy recently, and yet, somehow, we cannot help but groove to its ...

Shubham Borade is a popular male Lavani artist from Maharashtra. He is famous among the audience for his incredible expressions and aura. He has been performing Lavani in various cities and states in ...

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 ...

For years, the art form of Lavani has been looked down upon, often unfairly. For a folk-art form that traces its roots to the 18th Century, it still has a niche audience. Shakuntalabai Nagarkar has ...

Lavani, the traditional dance form of Maharashtra has come a long way from the time women dancers performed mostly for a male audience. Often reduced to item numbers in reality shows and mainstream ...

A Pune auto driver's Lavani performance has impressed thousands. An auto driver's Lavani performance has gone viral on social media, impressing thousands of viewers. In a video shared on Twitter, the ...

Renowned Marathi Lavani singer Sulochana Chavan died in Mumbai on Saturday due to age-related ailments, her family said. Sulochana Chavan, 92, was a Padma Shri recipient. She breathed her last at her ...

Acclaimed Lavani singer and Padma Shri recipient Yamunabai Waikar passed away after a brief illness at the age of 103 on Tuesday. Waikar, who had complained of uneasiness, was admitted to the ICU at a ...

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 ...