[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The World of Courtesans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973) › c5.45 # The World of Courtesans c5.45 The World of Courtesans c5.45 - **Language:** English ### [c5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.45) Banaras was famous for its courtesans and trollops A courtesan whose father was a distinguished citizen of Banaras, brought up his daughter very well and taught her all the arts She charged a prohibitive fee calculated at half the day's revenue of Banaras. But the clients who came to her were so few in number that she was forced to reduce her fees to half. Therefore she came to be known as a Ardha Kasi (half Kasi). She was later attracted to the Buddhist church. - [Previous: c5.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.44) - [Next: c5.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.46) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c5.45) · Pramāṇa