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Popular court dance in royal India
The nautch (/ˈnɔːtʃ/, meaning "dance" or "dancing" from Hindustani: "naach") was a popular court dance performed by girls (known as "nautch girls") in
Nautch
Historical female courtesans in India
opportunities available during the British Raj, many tawaifs (known as "nautch girls" to the British) transitioned into prostitution. Known variously as
Tawaif
1996 coffee table book by Pran Nevile
Apsara to the Nautch Girls Sahibs as Patrons and Spectators Rhythms and Melodies; Customs and Manners Famous Nautch Girls Sex and the Nautch Girls Farewell
Nautch_Girls_of_India
Indian actress and dancer in Hindi films
a prolific performer in Hindi cinema. Known for her sensual cabaret and nautch performances on screen and glamorous fashion statements, which often incorporated
Helen_(actress)
Opera by George Dance, Frank Desprez and Edward Solomon
The Nautch Girl, or, The Rajah of Chutneypore is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Edward Solomon, a book by George Dance, and lyrics by Dance and
The_Nautch_Girl
Indian queen
the queen and wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire. She was a nautch girl before she became a queen. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was supposedly punished
Moran_Sarkar
Ruler of Sardhana (c. 1753–1836)
Farzana Zeb un-Nissa), a convert Catholic Christian, started her career as a nautch (dancing) girl in 18th-century India, and eventually became the ruler of
Begum_Samru
Capital of Telangana, India
Shah, named it Bhagya-nagar ("fortunate city") after Bhagmati, a local nautch (dancing girl) whom he married. She converted to Islam and adopted the title
Hyderabad
Historic site in Odisha, India
The Raja of Sambalpur entertaining Britain officials with a nautch
History_of_Sambalpur
Engaging in sexual relations in exchange for payment
services of Indian prostitutes, and they frequently paid visits to local nautch dancers for purposes of a sexual nature. Prostitutes from Japan were also
Prostitution
Traditional Indian dance form performed by courtesans
etiquette and the art of conversation from them. They were sometimes called Nautch girls which included dancers, singers and playmates of their patron nawabs
Mujra
Classical dance form from North India
is Thumri. Thumri was developed by the tawaif community who were called "nautch" dancers by the British. Their history as Kathak dancers have been erased
Kathak
English composer, conductor and musician
stage, including several for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, including The Nautch Girl (1891). Early in his career, he was a frequent collaborator of Henry
Edward_Solomon
Tamil community traditionally involved in the arts of music and dance
Tamil-speaking Melakkarars traditionally performed both ‘Chinna Melam’ (nautch music) and/or ‘Periya Melam’(nadaswaram), while Telugu-speaking Melakkarars
Isai_Vellalar
Indian actress (born 1967)
Chatterjee of NDTV wrote, "In the blinding glow of Dixit's presence as a nautch girl who can turn on the magic at will, the younger cast members pale somewhat
Madhuri_Dixit
Ranghar choudhary of Mandiala
Massa Ranghar Massa Ranghar being entertained by Nautch dancers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar Born Musalal Khan Died 11 August 1740(1740-08-11) (aged 40)
Massa_Ranghar
1976 Indian romance film by Chetan Anand
devotee, Seth Ram Bharose, played by Premnath, who is in love with the nautch girl Ramkali. Ram Bharose sends jasmine flowers to her through his workers
Jaaneman_(1976_film)
Sikh Maharaja, 1801–1839
to adopt children. In 1802, Ranjit Singh married Moran Sarkar, a Muslim nautch girl. This action, and other non-Sikh activities of the Maharaja, upset
Ranjit_Singh
Comic opera
on 24 September 1891 until 16 January 1892, as a curtain raiser to The Nautch Girl, and from 1 February 1892 to 18 June 1892, as a curtain raiser to The
Captain_Billy
Indian actress and politician (born 1986)
drama Rajjo (2013), a critical and commercial failure. Her portrayal of a nautch girl was largely criticised, with Rediff.com's Paloma Sharma commenting
Kangana_Ranaut
Indian actress
of Sunil Dutt and maternal grandmother of Priya and Sanjay Dutt. Tawaif Nautch Bhandari, Bhupesh (2 January 2008). "A family in films & politics". Business
Jaddanbai
captured from Japan as sexual slaves. The culture of the performing art of nautch, an alluring style of popular dance, rose to prominence during the later
Prostitution_in_India
Indian actor (1920–2005)
relatives, and she felt ashamed of them because of their background as nautch girls.[citation needed] She heaped many insults on the two widowed women
Gemini_Ganesan
Indian actress (born 1978)
mentioned that despite a small role, Mukerji made "the most of her feisty nautch-girl". Mukerji turned down an offer from Mira Nair to star in the English
Rani_Mukerji
Production of the 1972 Indian film Pakeezah
is on the same subject, Amrohi started to write an original story of a nautch girl. The screenplay was started in 1956 in Mahabaleshwar with help from
Production_of_Pakeezah
Indian actress and model
Rupsha Shri Durga Aradhana Durga 2025 Sohochori Meghna Mrigaya: The Hunt Nautch Girl Special appearance in the song "Shor Machaa" Have You Seen Him Bela
Susmita_Chatterjee
Imitation or depiction of Eastern cultures
addition, she found success in Europe with another Indian-themed ballet, The Nautch in 1908. In 1909, upon her return to America, St Denis created her first
Orientalism
18th century Irish-born musician
of the tunes he published. She is known to have been an admirer of the nautch girl Khanum Jan, one of the singers referenced in Bird's work. The British
William_Hamilton_Bird
in Pakistan Internet in Pakistan Kasur child sexual abuse scandal Mujra Nautch Prostitution in colonial India Prostitution in Pakistan Tawaif "Pakistan
Pornography_in_Pakistan
Lahore: A Sentimental Journey. He was an authority on pre-1947 Lahore and Nautch. Nevile was born in 1922 in Lahore and took his post graduate degree from
Pran_Nevile
Former princely state of India
The Raja of Sambalpur entertaining Britain officials with a nautch
Sambalpur_State
Indian singer and dancer (1873 – 1930)
Karnataka of Bijapur. She is typically associated with Bal Gandharva. Tawaif Nautch Sampath, Vikram (2010). My Name is Gauhar Jaan!. Rupa Publications. ISBN 978-8129116185
Gauhar_Jaan
Indian actress (1944–2023)
Shakespeare's Othello, the mother in playwright Girish Karnad's Tughlaq, the nautch girl in Chhote Saiyad Bade Saiyad, and the lead role of Umrao in Umrao Jaan
Uttara_Baokar
Community in North India and Pakistan
their British overlords in their views of the mirasi. Thus began the anti-nautch reforms that sought to bring an end to the mirasi-courtesan culture. The
Mirasi
Residential neighbourhood in District Lahore, Pakistan
Pakistani film Taxali Gate is partially set in Heera Mandi. Dance bar Mujra Nautch Tawaif Prostitution in colonial India Prostitution in Pakistan Jalil, Xari
Heera_Mandi
American film director and screenwriter (born 1928)
Screenplay based on an original idea by Ivory 1973 Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls No Yes No Short film 1975 Autobiography of a Princess Yes No No 1975
James_Ivory
Historical Hindu practice of widow immolation
recounts how the widowed queen of a Rajput king disguised herself as a nautch girl in order to pass through a line of guards and die upon his pyre. Amitav
Sati_(practice)
Community in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
Christian missionaries and indigenous social reformers during the "Anti-Nautch" movement. Legislation, particularly the 1947 Madras Devadasis (Prevention
Bogam
Indian actress
March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2009. Sen, Mayukh (March 2016). "THE NAUTCH QUEEN OF NEW JERSEY". roadsandkingdoms.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
Padma_Khanna
Mughal emperor from 1806 to 1837
Qadir captured Delhi in 1788, the young Prince Mirza Akbar was forced to nautch dance along with other Mughal princes. He witnessed how the members of the
Akbar_II
American actress (1932-2008)
Swinger (1966) – Model No. 12 (uncredited) The Witchmaker (1969) – The Nautch of Tangier Sinthia, the Devil's Doll (1970) – The Housewife The Blue Hour
Diane_Webber
1754 Indian battle
killed by a Jat swivel-gun. Accounts vary: one suggests he was lured by a 'nautch' girl, another claims he was killed inspecting a battery. Sir Jadunath Sarkar
Battle_of_Kumher
Major form of Indian classical dance
arts declined. Christian missionaries and British officials presented "nautch girls" of north India (Kathak) and "devadasis" of south India (Bharatanatyam)
Bharatanatyam
Orissa. The traditional rod puppet form of West Bengal is known as Putul Nautch. They are carved from wood and follow the various artistic styles of a particular
Culture_of_India
1917–1933 novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
on a hunting expedition. There in the prince's tent, he meets Piyari, a nautch (dance) girl, who is none other than his old and dear schoolmate. Her real
Srikanta_(book)
Indian film actress (1935–2017)
(1966) – Mala Janwar (1965) – Seema Ji Chahta Hai (1964) Bahurani (1963) – Nautch girl Ghar Basake Dekho (1963) Raaz Ki Baat (1962) - Ranjana Zabak (1961)
Shyama_(Hindi_actress)
Swiss adventurer (1741–1795)
Antoine Polier Col. Polier's Nautch (Lucknow, c.1780), painted by Mihr Chand Born 1741 Lausanne, Switzerland Died 9 February 1795 France Occupation Engineer
Antoine_Polier
Form of Indian semi-classical vocal music
or salons) and jalsaghar (literally, halls for entertainment, mujra or nautch halls) Composers of repute included Bidyasundar, Roopchaand Pakkhi, Dadathakur
Tappa
Nawab of Awadh from 1847 to 1856
accompanied by his close relatives and large entourage comprising musicians, nautch girls, cooks and animals from his menagerie and came ashore at Bichali Ghat
Wajid_Ali_Shah
Indian actress
Bimal Mitra's classic novel of the same name. Her portrayal of Bijali, a nautch girl with a bereaved heart in Haridas Bhattacharya's National Award winning
Sumitra_Devi_(actress)
2013 Indian film by Vishwas Patil
highly negative reviews and was declared a flop. Rajjo tells the story of a nautch girl in the most extraordinary circumstances. Rajjo and Chandu fall in love
Rajjo
Madras Army officer (1764–1805)
Mughal-style clothing at home, smoked a hookah, chewed betelnut, enjoyed nautch parties, and maintained a small harem in his zenanakhana. Born in India
James_Achilles_Kirkpatrick
1972 romantic drama film by Shakti Samanta
the nautch-girl she plays. Her motherly instincts have been aroused by that kid. Your tune therefore must communicate all the agony of the nautch-girl
Amar_Prem_(1972_film)
Topics referred to by the same term
Indus Valley Civilisation Dancing Girls (disambiguation) Performers of the nautch, a popular court dance in India This disambiguation page lists articles
Dancing_Girl
Maharaja of Gwalior from 1768 to 1794
Mahadaji Scindia entertaining British officers with a nautch
Mahadaji_Shinde
northern India and established in popular performance art traditions such as nautch dancing, Urdu poetry, and Parsi theater. Urdu and related Hindi dialects
Hindi_cinema
English playwright, essayist, and poet
"refined" enough for his taste. Desprez's best work as a lyricist was The Nautch Girl, or, The Rajah of Chutneypore, which played at the Savoy Theatre in
Frank_Desprez
2013 song by Bhoomi Trivedi
protagonists. Choreographed by Vishnu Deva, the video features Chopra as a nautch girl who is performing the song for Ram. The dance sequence is a contemporary
Ram_Chahe_Leela
2002 Indian film by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
match due to social stratification, viewing Paro’s maternal lineage of nautch dancers and street performers as beneath their aristocratic zamindar status
Devdas_(2002_Hindi_film)
drummer boys were made to wear ghagra cholis and entertain the court as nautch girls or dancing girls. According to James Scurry, who had been jailed,
Persecution_of_Christians
British Army general
Sir John Dalling and fellow officers in procession; and Sir John Dalling and fellow officers watching a nautch
John_Dalling
1972 film by Kamal Amrohi
Kumari, reflecting his love for her. Amrohi started conceiving a story of a nautch girl in the mid-1950s. Starting in May or July 1956, Amrohi wrote the screenplay
Pakeezah
1889 ballet by Marius Petipa
several of his guards. The festival begins with various diversions (Danse nautch, Danse de l’hindoustan), with Noureddin and the Princess Damayanti performing
The_Talisman_(ballet)
the last Mughals and Nawabs of Oudh, dance fell down to the status of 'nautch', an unethical sensuous thing of courtesans. Later, linking dance with immoral
History_of_dance
Pakistani singer (1918–2008)
visit her during his younger years. He later wrote about her in his books Nautch Girls of India and Lahore: A Sentimental Journey. Gulzar was married and
Tamancha_Jan
1899 Urdu novel by Mirza Hadi Ruswa
(UNESCO Collection of Representative Works). Hind Pocket Books, 1970. The Nautch Girl: A Novel, Hasan Shah. Translated by Qurratulain Hyder. New Delhi: Sterling
Umrao_Jaan_Ada
Indian actress and poet (1933–1972)
Mohammed Zahur Khayyam and Javed Akhtar. Her portrayal of "Sahibjaan", a nautch girl with a golden heart in Pakeezah under Amrohi's direction became a historical
Meena_Kumari
1746 massacre of Sikhs by the Mughals
Bhai Sukha Singh & Bhai Mehtab Singh assassinating Massa Ranghar during a Nautch dance at Gurdwara Shaheed Baba Tega Singh, Chand Purana, Bagha Purana tehsil
Chhota_Ghallughara
Public organisation of Durga Puja festival
Englishmen attending the family Durga Puja became an index of prestige. The nautch girls were mostly from Muslim gharanas. The Englishmen attending the dance-parties
Barowari
City in Awadh, India
A Palace Complex with Harem Gardens India, Faizabad, c. 1765 watching a nautch, after a painting by Johann Zoffany, circa 1786–88 Depiction of The fort
History_of_Faizabad
1878 art exhibition in London
The Raid of Ruthven by William Baxter Collier Fyfe Martaba, a Kashmiree Nautch girl by Valentine Cameron Prinsep Florence by Stanhope Forbes Mabel and
Royal Academy Exhibition of 1878
Royal_Academy_Exhibition_of_1878
Peshwa pretender (1824–1859)
sectarian tensions were increasing as well. Nana Saheb deputed a tawaif (nautch girl) named Hussaini Khanum (also known as Hussaini Begum) to care for the
Nana_Saheb_Peshwa_II
Activity that holds attention or gives pleasure
rituals and eventually became largely an entertainment form for commoners". Nautch dancers in the Mughal Empire performed in Indian courts and palaces. Another
Entertainment
Indian singer
ISBN 978-93-90115-93-8. Prarthana, Purkayastha (2025). The Archives and Afterlives of Nautch Dancers in India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 111–112. ISBN 9781009396899
Manada_Sundari_Dasi
Classical dance of India
that this must be stopped, launching the "anti-dance movement" or "anti-nautch movement" in 1892. This movement affected all classical dances in India
Mohiniyattam
Wife of Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
all. The conferral of 'Hyder', an immensely sacred Islamic attribute on a nautch-girl has been doubted as well. All these cast significant doubts on the
Bhagmati
British novelist (1847–1939)
1887 Caste and Creed. 2 vol. London: F. V. White, 1890. The Romance of a Nautch Girl: A Novel. 1 vol. London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1898. A Forest Officer:
Fanny_Emily_Penny
British singer and actor (1862–1927)
tenor roles in The Yeomen of the Guard (1888), The Gondoliers (1889), The Nautch Girl (1891) and Haddon Hall (1892), and played other principal roles. After
Courtice_Pounds
1968 Indian film
soon as she joins her husband at his palace, he quickly disdains her for nautch girls, and hardly hides his double life, asking her not to comment on his
Saraswatichandra_(film)
Urdu poet and writer
Collection of Representative Works). Hind Pocket Books, 1970. Hasan Shah. The Nautch Girl: A Novel. Translated by Qurratulain Hyder. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers
Mirza_Hadi_Ruswa
Polish-American dancer and actress (1895–1959)
the subject for two popular ceramic sculptures by Waylande Gregory: "The Nautch Dancer" and "The Burlesque Dancer". She attempted comebacks but was hindered
Gilda_Gray
Indian politician (1850–1931)
started a regular crusade in 1884 against the dancing girls being engaged in Nautch Parties. In 1889 he arranged three widow remarriages, which had triggered
Kolachalam_Venkata_Rao
Topics referred to by the same term
the music of Ludwig Minkus Les bayadères, an opera by Charles-Simon Catel Nautch This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bayadere
Bayadere
19th-century British photographer in India and Afghanistan
of Ali Masjid, 1878 Elephant Battery during the Second Anglo-Afghan War "Nautch girls, [Kabul]", c.1879-80 Battle of Ali Masjid: 24 captured large Afghan
John_Burke_(photographer)
1960 film directed by P. L. Santoshi
signals men and women send each other. The movie glorifies the lives of "nautch girls" not often regarded highly in Indian society. Although it features
Barsaat_Ki_Raat
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up natch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Natch may refer to: Nautch (or natch), a court dance of royal India Natch, a freeware chess program Natch
Natch
Sikh warrior
Bhai Sukha Singh & Bhai Mehtab Singh assassinating Massa Ranghar during a Nautch dance at Gurdwara Shaheed Baba Tega Singh, Chand Purana, Bagha Purana tehsil
Mehtab_Singh_Bhangu
Indian television series
the culprits. He does so by punishing a businessman who had brought the nautch girls for his luxury. In his kingdom, there lived a rich couple who plans
Vikram_Aur_Betaal
Comic opera by Edward Solomon and Henry Pottinger Stephens
Quite an Adventure (1881) Claude Duval (1881) The Vicar of Bray (1882) The Red Hussar (1889) The Nautch Girl (1891) Category:Operas by Edward Solomon
Billee_Taylor
Musical
precedent set by The Mikado that was continued in The Geisha, San Toy, The Nautch Girl, A Chinese Honeymoon and others. There is little in the music to give
The_Cingalee
1983 film by Dasari Narayana Rao
love with Devi. To estrange Devi, Mohan starts frequenting the house of nautch girl Bela. A furious Devi decides to marry Ashok and teach Mohan a lesson
Prem_Tapasya
Indian Kathak dancer
revered as "Ustads" (Masters) while the women pursuing the same arts became "Nautch Girls" (Dancing Girls). The current generations of erstwhile male court
Manjari_Chaturvedi
Trafficking in Persons ranks Pakistan as a 'Tier 2' country. Dance bar Mujra Nautch Tawaif Prostitution in colonial India Pornography in Pakistan "Prostitution
Prostitution_in_Pakistan
While smoking and drinking in the Harmandir Sahib, he watched the dances of nautch girls. The Sikhs who had moved to Bikaner, a desert region, for safety,
History_of_Sikhism
Caravan Station in Telangana, India
Abdullah Qutb Shah who he named is after his favorite courtesan, Taramati a Nautch or Court dancer. The tourism department promotes the location by romantic
Taramati_Baradari
Quite an Adventure (1881) Claude Duval (1881) The Vicar of Bray (1882) The Red Hussar (1889) The Nautch Girl (1891) Category:Operas by Edward Solomon
The_Red_Hussar
Church in Uttar Pradesh, India
dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The church was built by Begum Samru, a Muslim Nautch girl of 14 who married a European mercenary soldier, Walter Reinhardt Sombre
Basilica of Our Lady of Graces
Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Graces
17th century concubine of Mughal prince Dara Shikoh
on gave her the respect and courtesy she deserved. Nevile, Pran (1996). Nautch girls of India: dancers, singers, playmates. Paris ; New York : New Delhi:
Rana_Dil
Indian film producer (1936–2005)
Brown Man in Search of Civilization Television 1973 Helen: Queen of the Nautch Girls Short 1973 Savages 1974 Mahatma and the Mad Boy Short, also director
Ismail_Merchant
Form of theatre or performance that involves the manipulation of puppets
Orissa. The traditional rod puppet form of West Bengal is known as Putul Nautch. They are carved from wood and follow the various artistic styles of a particular
Puppetry
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Judicious; Wise; Prudent; Sagacious; Endowed with Sound Judgement; Female Version of Hasif
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Small; Humble; Little
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He who is in Charge
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Tamil
Janavika | ஜநாவிகா
Dispeller of ignorance, One who gathers knowledge
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English
English : topographic name for someone living in an overgrown valley, from Old English rūh ‘rough’, ‘overgrown’ + boðm ‘valley’, or possibly a habitational name from an unidentified place so called. The surname is now most common in Lancashire, but does not seem to be found there before 1500.
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Hannah meaning favor. Grace.
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Warrior in Islam
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n.
An entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by professional dancing (or Nautch) girls.