Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s Heeramandi has been streaming on Netflix, and the show has brought back alive the Shahi Mohalla of Lahore, which was meant for Tawaifs. It has also brought back stories about ...

The inception of Heera Mandi dates back to the Mughal era, deriving its name from Hira Singh, the prime minister during Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s reign. Initially established as a grain market, it ...

The 8th-century text Kuttanimata (Advice of the Procuress) by Damodar Gupta shows that the Indian subcontinent has a very long association with the concept of courtesans, the best of whom were ...

The first introduction one had with the Heera Mandi of Lahore was through a famous story written by the grande dame of Punjabi literature, Amrita Pritam. It was titled “Shah di Kanjari” or “The Shah’s ...

A market of food stuff that was set up by Heera Singh became known as Heera Mandi, contrary to the common perception associated with it. It is thought that Heera meaning diamond was attributed to the ...

LAHORE, Pakistan: The Netflix hit ‘Heeramandi’ depicts the plush and powerful lives of courtesans in the 1940s, but there is little glamour for modern Pakistani sex workers in the faded red-light ...

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