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Mar 24, 2019

Watch | 'Adabistan': We Cared only About The Courtesan's Art, Not Her Dignity

Faiyaz Ahmad Wajeeh of The Wire Urdu and noted Sufi Kathak dancer Manjari Chaturvedi discuss the contributions of courtesans in the fields of art, music and literature and Chaturvedi's "The Courtesan Project".
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In this episode of Adabistan, Faiyaz Ahmad Wajeeh of The Wire Urdu and noted Sufi Kathak dancer Manjari Chaturvedi discuss the contributions of courtesans in the fields of art, music and literature and Chaturvedi’s “The Courtesan Project”.

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