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courtesans

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

    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

    ‘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

    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

    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

    How courtesans paved the way for women in Indian showbiz

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