Courtesan

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Reading the courtesan as a queer figure: Suffering at the heart of spectacle in films from Pakeezah to Gangubai Kathiawadi

Reading the courtesan as a queer figure: Suffering at the heart of spectacle in films from Pakeezah to Gangubai Kathiawadi

Fifty years of Pakeezah: Meena Kumari's swansong endures as visually stunning and poetically devastating

Khayyam's music often projected the dilemma of a woman, ranging from a sultana to a courtesan

Once Hyderabad's famed courtesan and patron of the arts, Mah Laqa Bai has been forgotten by history

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From courtesans to prostitutes: Tracing the devolution of the profession
Akshitaj • 9 years ago
The nonchalance with which the word ‘prostitute’ is used by our politicians arouses a sense of discomfort at the ignorance pervading our political system.

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