Nautch Girls of India explained

Nautch Girls of India: Dancers, Singers, Playmates
Author:	Pran Nevile
Country:	India
Language:	English
Genre:	Art Coffee table book
Publisher:	Nevile Books
Release Date:	1996
Media Type:	Print (Hardcover)
Isbn:	978-81-900688-0-2
Congress:	GV1693 .N48 1996
Oclc:	38528231

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

• 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.

External links

• Pran Nevile's website

Notes and References

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