On most Saturday evenings, the rock-strewn mud lot known as Jambori Maidan in South Mumbai teems with kids playing cricket. But one night last February, a crew of workmen shooed away the players so ...

The largest Lavani dance consists of 2,432 participants and was achieved by Uttkrusta Mahila Bahuuddeshiy Sanstha and Somayya Group Of Institutions (both India), in Chandrapur, India, on 1 March 2026.

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 ...

The mention of lavani often conjures up images of svelte women, singing and dancing with abandon. But this notion, which centres on sexually explicit performances by women for men, is just one among ...