The World of Courtesans c1: Front matter
The World of Courtesans c1
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Front matter
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utm- The World of Courtesans is an exciting study of women professionally engaged in the game of love. These delightful women, well-versed in music and the arts, looked after the extra-marital needs of the over-sexed. Around them moved adventurous characters such as the members of the royalty, merchants, and quite often, the vagabonds and the rakes. In spite of their demeaning vocation courtesans were considered an urban institution necessary for a satisfying and sophisticated life.
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Dr. Moti Chandra, Ph.D. (London), former Director of Prince of Wales Museum, and a renowned historian, has combed through evidence in Buddhist and Jain literatures, the literatures of Mauryan and Gupta periods of ancient India and the *Kamasutra*, to draw a complete picture of the exotic and exciting institution of the courtesans and their romantic life style.
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the world of COURTESANS
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Hind Pocket Books
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THE WORLD OF COURTESANS
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First paperback edition, 1976 Published by Hind Pocket Books (P) Ltd. G.T. Road, Delhi 110032 *in arrangement with* Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi 110002 *Cover design by Mohan Sukhal*
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PRINTED IN INDIA at Sanjay Composers and Printers, Green Park, New Delhi 110016