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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|10|22}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Lahore]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|10|11|1922|10|22}}<br />
| death_place = [[New Delhi]]<br />
| occupation = Author-Scholar<br />
| genre = Art, Culture & History<br />
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| website = {{URL|http://www.prannevile.com/ prannevile.com}}<br />
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'''Pran Nevile''' (October 22, 1922 – October 11, 2018) was an [[India]]n [[author]] of [[Indian Art]], [[Indian Culture]] & [[Indian History]] best known for the 1992 book, ''[[Lahore: A Sentimental Journey]]''. He was an authority on pre-1947 [[Lahore]] and [[Nautch]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Nevile was born in Lahore and took his post graduate degree from [[Government College University, Lahore|Government College]]. He had a distinguished career in the [[Indian Foreign Service]] and the [[United Nations]]. During his tenure he was posted in Japan, Poland and Yugoslavia, former USSR and USA. He was also Director of the State Trading Corporation; and in-charge of 7 countries in East Europe. His last posting was Consul General of India in Chicago. He also had a 6-year tenure as Program Co-ordinator with the [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development]] in Geneva looking after East Europe. His specialization has been in trade with [[Comecon]] countries that include East Europe and former USSR. After retirement, he turned a freelance writer and specialized in the study of Indian art and culture.<br />
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== Author and scholar ==<br />
His particular fascination with the performing arts inspired him to spend nearly seven years researching in the libraries and museums of England and the U.S.A. to enable him to produce the sumptuously illustrated 'Nautch Girls of India' in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pran Nevile|url=http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/en/node/169}}</ref> Highly acclaimed by the media it was considered to be a pioneering work on the subject of dance and music as well as their practitioners through the centuries.<ref name="Smith 2018">{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=R.V. |title=Pran Nevile: Death of an intellectual |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/pran-nevile-death-of-an-intellectual/article25236292.ece |access-date=21 July 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=October 16, 2018}}</ref> Nevile has written extensively for Indian newspapers and journals. He was the author of other well known books such as 'Lahore - A Sentimental Journey', 'Love Stories from the Raj', 'Rare Glimpses of the Raj', 'Beyond the Veil - Indian Women in the Raj', 'Stories from the Raj - Sahibs,' Memsahibs and others', K.L. Saigal - Immortal singer and superstar and lastly 'Marvels of Indian Painting - Rise and Demise of Company School'.<ref name="Khurana 2018">{{cite news |last1=Khurana |first1=Suanshu |title=The man who knew the past |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/the-man-who-knew-the-past-author-pran-nevile-5398092/ |access-date=21 July 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=October 12, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Dhankhar 2016">{{cite news |last1=Dhankhar |first1=Leena |title=At 94, author continues to relive Lahore days |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/at-94-author-continues-to-relive-lahore-days/story-x0dS2n1oXMNCiNxT5MHlzK.html |access-date=21 July 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=May 6, 2016}}</ref><br />
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Nevile had been invited by several institutions in India and also universities in England and U.S.A. to speak on themes related to Indian art and culture. He also acted as a consultant for two BBC documentaries on the Raj viz. 'Ruling Passions' and 'The Land of Kamasutra'.<br />
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== KL Saigal Memorial Circle ==<br />
Nevile was the founder and convener of the KL Saigal Memorial Circle, which is dedicated to remembering singers of yesteryears.<br />
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==Death==<br />
Nevile died in New Delhi on October 11, 2018 at the age of 95.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian historian Pran Nevile passes away at 95 |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/10/11/indian-historian-pran-nevile-passes-away-at-95/ |accessdate=12 October 2018 |work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref><br />
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== Books ==<br />
* ''[[Marvels of Indian Painting: Rise and Demise of Company School]]'', Nevile Books (2007)<br />
* ''[[KL Saigal - Immortal Singer and Superstar]]'', Nevile Books (2006)<br />
* ''[[Beyond the Veil - Indian Women in the Raj]]'', Nevile Books (2005)<br />
* ''[[Stories from the Raj - Sahibs, Memsahibs and Others]]'', Nevile Books (2004)<br />
* ''[[Rare Glimpses of the Raj]]'', Somaiya (1998)<br />
* ''[[Nautch Girls of India: Dancers, Singers, Playmates]]'', Ravi Kumar Publisher (1996)<br />
* ''[[Love Stories from the Raj]]'', Penguin (1994)<br />
* ''[[Lahore - A sentimental Journey]]'', Allied Publishers (1992)<br />
* ''[[The Raj Revisited]]'', Niyogi Books.<br />
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==References==<br />
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* [http://www.prannevile.com/ Official website]<br />
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