They don’t have homes, jobs or land, and now their livelihood has been snatched by imposters hosting ‘dance bars’ under the garb of lavani, say traditional performers Rajendra Javale plays the dholki ...

Lavani dance performer Surekha Punekar has requested the Maharashtra government to ban the DJ music systems at dedicated cultural centres to prevent obscene dance which she claimed is depriving ...

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 ...