A new book titled 'Ganika' exploring the intriguing lives of tawaifs (courtesans) who played significant roles in the 19th and 20th centuries was launched on August 2, 2024, at The Park New Delhi.
Sreevalsan Thiyyadi A year after KL Saigal’s death in Jalandhar, the Hindi film industry faced another blow when Partition in 1947 saw an array of singers shifting to nascent Pakistan. Movies of the ...
In the lushly produced coffee table book Ganika: In the Visual Culture of the 19th-20th Century India, edited by art historian and curator Seema Bhalla, the world of courtesans comes to life. Over ...