Teejan Bai. Surrounded by japanese royalty and cultural glitterati, teejan bai cut a dashing figure. Teejan bai is an exponent of pandavani, a traditional performing art form,.

Teejan often uses the word pagalpana (madness) to describe her passion for pandavani. Teejan bai, 58, dressed in a bright red sari with a dot of vermillion on her forehead, her hair combed neatly into a long plait, walks with a swagger of gadadhaari bhim.