“These apparently uneducated women would convey their heart’s emotions through these ovis, laden with excellent lingual and grammatical structure. And because these are oral poems that were not written down, they got washed away with time. Several language scholars like Tara Bhavalkar and Sarojini Babar have preserved ovis through their writing. The show will explore this art form and how it helps bring back a vocabulary that is dying with time,” Lele explains. The evening will see performances by Lele, supported by singers Preeti Joshi and Aditi Prabhudesai. Some of these ovis have also been beautifully converted into songs by composers, Vikram Muzumdar and Ram Dixit.

“I hope this show brings a newfound appreciation for ovis among the younger generations who are completely unfamiliar with this form of poetry,” Lele says, concluding that she hopes this performance ignites a passion for writing ovis among the audience.

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