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A <i>tawaif</i> was a highly cultured courtesan who catered to the nobility of India, particularly during the Mughal era. The <i>tawaif</i> excelled in and contributed to music, dance (<i>mujra</i>), theatre, and the Urdu literary tradition, and were considered an authority on etiquette.<br/><br/><i>Tawaif</i> were largely a North Indian institution that became prominent during the weakening of the Mughal rule in the mid-18th century.
A <i>tawaif</i> was a highly cultured courtesan who catered to the nobility of India, particularly during the Mughal era. The <i>tawaif</i> excelled in and contributed to music, dance (<i>mujra</i>), theatre, and the Urdu literary tradition, and were considered an authority on etiquette.<br/><br/><i>Tawaif</i> were largely a North Indian institution that became prominent during the weakening of the Mughal rule in the mid-18th century.
A <i>tawaif</i> was a highly cultured courtesan who catered to the nobility of India, particularly during the Mughal era. The <i>tawaif</i> excelled in and contributed to music, dance (<i>mujra</i>), theatre, and the Urdu literary tradition, and were considered an authority on etiquette.<br/><br/><i>Tawaif</i> were largely a North Indian institution that became prominent during the weakening of the Mughal rule in the mid-18th century.
A <i>tawaif</i> was a highly cultured courtesan who catered to the nobility of India, particularly during the Mughal era. The <i>tawaif</i> excelled in and contributed to music, dance (<i>mujra</i>), theatre, and the Urdu literary tradition, and were considered an authority on etiquette.<br/><br/><i>Tawaif</i> were largely a North Indian institution that became prominent during the weakening of the Mughal rule in the mid-18th century.