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Nautch Girls of India: Dancers, Singers, Playmates
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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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