The Invention of Umrao: Locating the Fabled Lucknow Courtesan in History by Shreya Ila Anasuya

The Invention of Umrao: Locating the Fabled Lucknow Courtesan in History

Shreya Ila Anasuya

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Shreya Ila Anasuya delves deeply into literature, cinema and women’s performance history to understand the fictional courtesan Umrao Jaan, one of the most enduring heroines in the South Asian imagination.

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