Rajasthani Folk Dance: Preserving Art or Selling Culture?

Words by Isha Jain

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In the 1920s, travel posters, made for steamship lines and airlines, became extremely popular. The style changed notably in the 1920s, to focus attention on the product being advertised. The images became simpler, precise, more linear, more dynamic, and were often placed against a single color background. They conveyed a sense of power and safety – basically, what travelers were supposed to feel boarding liners and trains and visiting new destinations. (Available as print)

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Rajasthani Folk Dance: Preserving Art or Selling Culture?

Deepika Padukone performing ‘Ghoomar’ in the 2018 film Padmaavat

Deepika Padukone's famous song Ghoomar from the 2018 film Padmaavat roused the semi-interested crowd to a frenzy of hooting and clapping when I first sat down for the folk dance show performance with my friends in Udaipur. The performer, energized by the reaction from the audience, twirled in her colorful traditional clothes. The small mirrors on her dress caught the light and made a dazzling picture of beauty and art.