They were part of a thriving culture of women who were learned, witty and wealthy. They wrote and performed music; they painted and danced. They provided elite men with intelligent conversation, ...
Anna Morcom’s book opens with a portrait of Kamal Amrohi’s Pakeezah, one of Indian cinema’s best known courtesans. Sahib Jan, played by Meena Kumari, falls in love with a nobleman and tries to break ...
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