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Nautch Girls of India: Dancers, Singers, Playmates
AuthorPran Nevile
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
PublisherNevile Books
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
ISBN978-81-900688-0-2
OCLC38528231
LC ClassGV1693 .N48 1996

Nautch Girls of India: Dancers, Singers, Playmates is a 1996 coffee table book by Pran Nevile, based on the lives of nautch girls.[1][2][3]

Contents[edit | edit source]

  • From Apsara to the Nautch Girls
  • Sahibs as Patrons and Spectators
  • Rhythms and Melodies; Customs and Manners
  • Famous Nautch Girls
  • Sex and the Nautch Girls
  • Farewell to the Nautch Girl
  • Epilogue
  • Afterword : The Dance Foot - by Mulk Raj Anand.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Book extract: Pran Nevile's 'Nautch Girls of India: Dancers Singers Playmates'". India Today. August 15, 1996. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Arora, Garima (January 22, 2017). "The lost era of nautch girls". The Asian Age. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Nautch traditions". Dawn. July 26, 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

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