Leaving home and the luxuries of life for love is not unheard of. Naina, Ranajana, Suvarna and Darshana Jhaveri did just that. They left the cushy lives of their posh South Bombay home for their love—love for a dance practiced in the temples of a small state nestled far off in the Northeastern corner of the country.


Padmashree Darshana Jhaveri Pic/Datta Kumbhar 

And today, the Jhaveri Sisters, are hailed for bringing Manipuri dance from the temples of Manipur to the proscenium and making it accessible while staying true to the traditions. Although hailing from a conservative Gujarati society, their parents, especially their father Navnit Lal Jhaveri, a well-known businessman and art enthusiast, had a progressive outlook and the sister were exposed to different forms of dance and music from a very early age.