The nautch (/ˈnɔːtʃ/, meaning "dance" or "dancing" from Hindustani: "naach") was a popular court dance performed by girls (known as "nautch girls") in...

Indian subcontinent, particularly during the Mughal era. Many tawaifs (nautch girls to the British) were forced to go into prostitution due to a lack...

received two Filmfare Awards, and is often cited as one of the most popular nautch and caberet dancers of her time. In 2009, Helen was awarded with the Padma...

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...

is Thumri. Thumri was developed by the tawaif community who were called "nautch" dancers by the British.  Their history as Kathak dancers have been erased...

The Nautch Girl, or, The Rajah of Chutneypore is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Edward Solomon, a book by George Dance, and lyrics by Dance and...

queen, the wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire. She was a nautch girl before she became a queen. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was supposedly punished...

etiquette and the art of conversation from them. They were sometimes called Nautch girls which included dancers, singers and playmates of their patron nawabs...

Farzana Zeb un-Nissa), a convert Catholic Christian, started her career as a nautch (dancing) girl in 18th century India, and eventually became the ruler of...

Tamil-speaking Melakkarars traditionally performed both ‘Chinna Melam’(nautch music) and/or ‘Periya Melam’(nadaswaram), while Telugu-speaking Melakkarars...

relatives, and she felt ashamed of them because of their background as nautch girls. She heaped many insults on the two widowed women and ensured that...

Singh as his sons. In 1802, Ranjit Singh married Moran Sarkar, a Muslim nautch girl. This action, and other non-Sikh activities of the Maharaja, upset...

yet to be identified with certainty) to a Hindu family; she was a local nautch-girl. Qutb Shah met her whilst out for a ride, fell so deeply in love that...

Massa Ranghar Massa Ranghar being entertained by Nautch dancers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar Born Musalal Khan Died 11 August 1740(1740-08-11) (aged 40)...

captured from Japan as sexual slaves. The culture of the performing art of nautch, an alluring style of popular dance, rose to prominence during the later...

drama Rajjo (2013), a critical and commercial failure. Her portrayal of a nautch girl was largely criticised, with Rediff.com's Paloma Sharma commenting...

Shah, named it Bhagya-nagar ("fortunate city") after Bhagmati, a local nautch (dancing girl) whom he married. She converted to Islam and adopted the title...

Chatterjee of NDTV wrote, "In the blinding glow of Dixit's presence as a nautch girl who can turn on the magic at will, the younger cast members pale somewhat...

services of Indian prostitutes, and they frequently paid visits to local nautch dancers for purposes of a sexual nature. Prostitutes from Japan were also...

rituals and eventually became largely an entertainment form for commoners". Nautch dancers in the Mughal Empire performed in Indian courts and palaces. Another...

enabled the creation of Tanjore dolls (the best known is the Tanjorean nautch or dancer lady with bobbling head), which appeared under the reign of Serfoji...

in Pakistan Internet in Pakistan Kasur child sexual abuse scandal Mujra Nautch Prostitution in colonial India Prostitution in Pakistan Tawaif "Pakistan...

Qadir captured Delhi in 1788, the young Prince Mirza Akbar was forced to nautch dance along with other Mughal princes. He witnessed how the members of the...

mentioned that despite a small role, Mukerji made "the most of her feisty nautch-girl". Mukerji turned down an offer from Mira Nair to star in the English...

northern India and established in popular performance art traditions such as nautch dancing, Urdu poetry, and Parsi theater. Urdu and related Hindi dialects...

devotee, Seth Ram Bharose, played by Premnath, who is in love with the nautch girl Ramkali. Ram Bharose sends jasmine flowers to her through his workers...

highly negative reviews and was declared a flop. Rajjo tells the story of a nautch girl in the most extraordinary circumstances. Rajjo and Chandu fall in love...

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arts declined. Christian missionaries and British officials presented "nautch girls" of north India (Kathak) and "devadasis" of south India (Bharatanatyam)...

drummer boys were made to wear ghagra cholis and entertain the court as nautch girls or dancing girls. After the 10-year-long captivity ended, James Scurry...