Showing posts with label maharashtra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label maharashtra. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Khand lake
As and when the travel restrictions are lifted the 1st place I will ride to is Khand lake on the outskirts of Mumbai. Do visit my travel blog at Travel Magic to check out my love for travel.
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
The Hapoos Mango
It's the mango season and the Hapoos mango is here! Hapoos is the Indianised name of the delicious Alphonso mango.
The 'Alphonso' mango is a named mango cultivar that originated in India. The variety is named after Afonso de Albuquerque, a Portuguese general and military expert who helped establish Portuguese colonies in India. The Portuguese introduced grafting on mango trees to produce varieties like Alphonso. The Alphonso is also one of the most expensive varieties of mango, and is grown mainly in western India. Wikipedia
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018
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Thursday, August 7, 2014
Thursday Challenge - Simple
Simple beauty in Maharashtra Nature Park in Mahim.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Our World - Lavani
Lavani is a combination of traditional song and dance in
Maharashtra, which is performed to the beats of
Dholak and Tabla. It is noted
for its powerful rhythm and erotic sentiment and has contributed substantially
to the development of Marathi folk theatre.
Traditionally, the word Lavani is derived from the word
lavanya which means beauty and is performed by
women wearing nine-yard long
saris and adorned with jewelery.
This genre of folk dance deals with different subject
matters like religion, politics and romance. The songs in
'Lavani' are mostly
erotic and the dialogues tend to be risque in socio-political satire.
Originally, it was used as a form of entertainment and
morale booster to the tired soldiers. Although the origins of Lavani can be
traced back to 1560s, it came into prominence during the later days of Peshwa
rule.
Honaji Bala introduced tabla in place of the traditional
dholki and developed the baithakichi
Lavani, a sub-genre, which is presented by the singer in the seated
position.
Mohanabai Mahalangrekar, daughter of a nomadic harmonium
player grew up performing the suggestive
songs and dance moves of lavani in
villages across Maharashtra. She never went to school, and the traditional
Maharashtrian folk dance has been her bread and butter for 40 years now.
Mumbai-based Akanksha Kadam, on the other hand, was
introduced to lavani 12 years ago and the 27-
year-old is now popular for the
fast-paced, Bollywood-style lavani that she performs in stage shows.
Both of them have their own bands of dancers and musicians
and perform this wonderful form of dance in various places throughout the
country and sincerely hope that it is not looked down upon but given a stamp of
respectability and honour that it deserves as a dance form.
The dance form had acquired such a bad reputation that there was a time when there no women ready to get into it and males had to dress as women and perform. There are 2 real good male performers even today. They are
Anand Satam
and Anil Hankare.
Do check out the slide show below of Lavani - the dance and the dancers! Click on it to see it enlarged in a new window.
The dance form had acquired such a bad reputation that there was a time when there no women ready to get into it and males had to dress as women and perform. There are 2 real good male performers even today. They are
Anand Satam
and Anil Hankare.
Do check out the slide show below of Lavani - the dance and the dancers! Click on it to see it enlarged in a new window.
All these pictures were taken at a show in Mumbai presented by Bhushan Korgaonkar.
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
Thursday challenge - Music
Making music in the Mahim Nature Park.
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