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Rajasthani Folk Dance: Preserving Art or Selling Culture?
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.