The Kolhati are an Indian nomadic community that form a subgroup of the Banjara people.
They traditionally are professional entertainers and acrobats.
They are classified as a nomadic tribe by the government of Maharashtra.
[3][4] The kolhati language is spoken in considerable numbers in Pune district.
Kolhati lavani-tamasha performers have got social prestige from the patronage of the art form by the Maharashtra state government,[5] and is vital to their identity as performing artists according to Morcom.