Tawaifnama Dewan Saba
About the BookA NUANCED AND POWERFUL MICROHISTORY SET AGAINST THE SWEEP OF INDIAN HISTORY.Dharmman Bibi rode into battle during the revolt of 1857 shoulder to shoulder with her patron lover Babu…
Specifikacia Tawaifnama Dewan Saba
About the BookA NUANCED AND POWERFUL MICROHISTORY SET AGAINST THE SWEEP OF INDIAN HISTORY.Dharmman Bibi rode into battle during the revolt of 1857 shoulder to shoulder with her patron lover Babu Kunwar Singh. Sadabahar entranced even snakes and spirits with her music, but eventually gave her voice to Baba Court Shaheed. Her foster mothers Bullan and Kallan fought their malevolent brother and an unjust colonial law all the way to the Privy Council-and lost everything. Their great-granddaughter Teema paid for the family's ruination with her childhood and her body. Bindo, Asghari, Phoolmani, Pyaari ... there are so many stories in this family. And you-one of the best-known tawaifs of your times-remember the stories of your foremothers and your own.This is a history, a multi-generational chronicle of one family of well-known