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Nautch girls of the raj / (Record no. 3055316)

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000 -LEADER
fixed length control field	02564nam a22002177a 4500
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field	JGU
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field	20230923020018.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number	9780143064787
Qualifying information	pbk.
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Language of cataloging	eng
Transcribing agency	JGU
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title	eng
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Neville, Pran,
9 (RLIN)	1641626
Relator term	author
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	Nautch girls of the raj /
Statement of responsibility, etc	Pran Neville.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc	Haryana :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc	Penguin,
Date of publication, distribution, etc	2009.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc	"The life and times of the notch girl evoked by Nevile are an eye-opener’ —The Times of India ‘To see her is to fall in love and to drink a cup of wine from the flask of her lustrous eyes is to be transported to the coziest corner of Heaven. To be with her even for a moment is to taste immortality.’ The much-celebrated notch girl, extravagantly adored for both her beauty and her virtuosity, belonged to a unique class of courtesans who played a significant role in the social and cultural life of India in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The notch girl, it may be said, was no ordinary woman of pleasure—she had refined manners, a ready wit and poetry in her blood. She embodied a splendid synthesis of different cultures and dance forms—the classical and the popular—and catered to the sophisticated tastes of the elite who had the time, resources and inclination to enjoy her accomplishments. Over the centuries female dancers have appeared in various incarnations, frequently as temple dancers dedicated to the gods, for dance is believed to have divine approval. However, historians, sociologists, novelists and chroniclers have not always done justice to the notch girl, depicting her as either a vamp or as a showgirl bought by the wealthy for festive occasions. This book highlights the emergence of the quintessential notch girl in the Mughal era when she reached the zenith of her talent and charisma. Her mystique continued to reign supreme during the Raj and her popularity and status among the English sahibs and the Indian aristocracy flourished during this period. Illustrated with reproductions and drawings obtained from collections all over the world this book offers a vivid glimpse of the seductive allure and dazzling grace of notch in its days of glory. ‘The notch girl may be no more…but she lives through the pages of Pran Nevile’s book…they bring to life vital periods of our recent history for which we have no record.:--The Hindustan Times
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element	Women dancers
9 (RLIN)	935113
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element	India
Topical term following geographic name as entry element	Courtesans
9 (RLIN)	1642383

Holdings
Source of classification or shelving scheme	Collection code	Koha item type	Home library	Current library	Shelving location	Full call number	Barcode	Date last seen	Total Checkouts	Date checked out
Dewey Decimal Classification	Textbooks	Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	Main Library	954.035 NE-N	150247	31/08/2023
Dewey Decimal Classification	Textbooks	Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	Main Library	954.035 NE-N	150248	19/05/2024	2	19/04/2024
Dewey Decimal Classification	Textbooks	Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	Main Library	954.035 NE-N	150249	31/08/2023