My Name Is Gauhar Jaan by Vikram Sampath
The Life and Times of a Musician
A vivid biography of a pioneering courtesan-turned-recording icon in colonial India, this narrative traces her path from a turbulent childhood and rigorous classical training to flamboyant celebrity on the early gramophone. It situates her life within the tawaif tradition and the birth of the recording industry, showing how technology, patronage, and marketplace demands reshaped performance culture. Drawing on archives and court records, it reveals the legal disputes, personal entanglements, and financial reversals that shadowed her fame. Ultimately, it portrays an artist who bridged tradition and modernity and left a lasting imprint on Indian music.
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- 2010
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