Courtesans

[Frances Pritchett]

There's the famous novel (NOT a biography or autobiography) "Umrao Jan 
Ada":

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00urdu/umraojan/index.html

Also, Veena Oldenburg has a famous article on courtesan culture in 
Lucknow.

anyway those are two starting points,
Fran Pritchett


On Sat, 26 Apr 2008, Harsha Dehejia wrote:

> Friends:
>
> Could someone please refer me to any material on Courtesans in India?
>
> Regards.
>
> Harsha.
> Harsha V. Dehejia
> Ottawa, ON., Canada.