Tawaifs

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:courtier
gptkb:group_of_people
performing artist
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Calcutta
gptkb:Varanasi
gptkb:Lucknow
gptkb:Delhi
kothas
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:India
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:culturalSignificance influencers of fashion
preservers of art
teachers of etiquette
trendsetters in dance
trendsetters in music
gptkbp:declinedAfter early 20th century
late 19th century
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:British_Raj
gptkb:Mughal_era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tawaifs
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Bollywood
popular culture
Indian classical arts
gptkbp:language gptkb:Bengali
gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Persian
gptkb:Urdu
gptkbp:notableFor classical music
Kathak dance
Urdu poetry
entertaining nobility
refined etiquette
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:dancer
gptkb:musician
gptkb:poet
gptkb:singer
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Nawabs
Mughal emperors
British officials
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Devadasis
Courtesans
Nautch girls
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Chandramukhi
gptkb:Pakeezah
gptkb:Shama
gptkb:Pakistani_literature
gptkb:Anjuman
gptkb:Umrao_Jaan
Sanskrit literature
academic research
Mujra
Hindi films
Pakistani films
numerous Urdu novels
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Heeramandi:_The_Diamond_Bazaar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7