Vithabai Bhau Mang Narayangaonkar

Vithabai Bhau Mang Narayangaonkar (July 1935 – 15 January 2002) was an Indian dancer, singer and Tamasha artist.

As a student she did not fare very well in school, although she performed with effortless beauty on stage, right from a very young age without any formal training.

Being a sound, patient & a brave woman, she went backstage and delivered the baby, cut the umbilical cord with a stone and got ready to join the performance.

[5] She achieved high appreciation and thereby her troupe was honoured with the most prestigious President's award in the Tamasha genre of art.

Lokshahir Bashir Momin Kavathekar[7] has been conferred with this award for year 2017-18, for his lifelong contribution to the folk art, Lavani and to the field of Tamasha.