Mancha is a Folk theatre form of central India, specially of Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. The theatre belongs to Bhagat genre like some other theatre forms such as Nautanki, Swang or saung and khyal. But immediate source of its origin is Khyal theatre of Rajasthan. Originally it was also called Khyal Mancha. Some Gurujans (Mentors) migrated from Rajasthan to Ujjain (M.P.) and there they imbibed the native cultural elements and incorporated them in this theatre form. Gradually a new theatre form evolved in this Process. Presently it is a flourishing theatre form of central India. There are a large number of troupes spread allover Malwa region and more than one hundred plays have been written in Malwa dialect which are staged regularly. The playwrights are very talented and some of them have command on Marwri, Urdu, Gujrati and Malwi dialects including Hindi. This is the first serious documentation of this theatre form in English language.Niranjan Mahawar: