This article is available for free online through the Leiden University Repository: https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/handle/1887/12710   From the Introduction – Modern Courtesans People today speak nostalgically about the golden age of courtesans, when their company was much appreciated and an accepted part of aristocratic life. Nevertheless, the current practice of this seductive art as found in today’s … Continue reading Boejharat, Jolanda Djaimala. “Indian Courtesans: From Reality to the Silver Screen and Back Again.” IIAS Newsletter, Vol. 40, No. 8, 2006.