How Courtesans became one of the first financially independent women of India? Credits: The telegraph India Known by various names like tawaifs in the North, Naikins in Goa, these were some of the few names of women who carried art and culture throughout the time. But their contribution to India’s classical arts was scrubbed by rumors and their culture was lately remarked as 'prostitution' by many. Courtesans were the center of art and culture for centuries, they were excellent in both music and dance. Thus was not clear whether they had many sexual relationships or not and if they do had those sexual relationships with patrons was likely consensual. Even in those times too they were not acceptable by the society with open arms but still admired for their knowledge in art. Courtesans were divided into hierarchies too, tawaifs were at the top and street prostitutes comes a class lower than tawaifs. Tawaifs were highly sophisticated Courtesan and they also contributed to mu
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