Prakash Khandge is an Indian academic, researcher and writer based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His specialisation is folk dances of Maharashtra.
Personal life
Khandge was born in Pimpalgaon a village in Ahmednagar district. His father and grandfather were
Kirtan. He grew up in an atmosphere surrounded by traditional devotional practices such as the singing of
Aarti and
abhang. He participated in the
Pandharpur Wari at age 9. When Khandge was in fourth standard, he relocated to Mumbai's working-class neighbourhood of
Lalbaug, There he was exposed to folk performing art forms such as Balya dance, Gajnritya, Talwar dandpatte, Zimma phugdya and the like.
Books
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Bhandar buka
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Nohe eklyacha khel - (autobiography)
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Khandoba che jagran based on his doctoral thesis " Jagran - Ek vidhinatya: itihas, vangmaya, prayog'".
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Chal mazya payat
