Dancing with the Nation: Courtesans in Bombay Cinema
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Author: | Ruth Vanita |
ISBN 13: | 9789386702906 |
Binding: | Softcover |
Language: | English |
Year: | 2017 |
Subject: | Performing Arts/Films |
About the Book
the figure of the courtesan shapes the Indian erotic, political and religious imagination. Historically, courtesans existed outside the conventional patriarchal family and carved a special place for themselves with their independent spirit, witty conversations and transmission of classical music and dance. Later, they entered the nascent world of Bombay cinema