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Courtesans

In ‘Tawaifnama’ Saba Dewan tells a gripping multigenerational story of a culturally erased community

Akshaj Awasthi
· Sep 22, 2019 · 08:30 am
‘Tawaifnama’: How a zamindar’s mistress saved him and herself from an English officer

Saba Dewan
· Jul 20, 2019 · 07:00 am
Tawaifs: The unsung heroes of India’s freedom struggle

Soumya Rao
· May 14, 2019 · 11:30 am
Mayalee: The story of an Indian dancing girl who stood up to the British Raj

Katherine Butler Schofield
· Mar 31, 2019 · 09:30 pm
How courtesans paved the way for women in Indian showbiz

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
· Jul 12, 2016 · 11:30 am