Book Details

Publication Year: 2016

Table of Contents: Contents:- Prologue . 7 Acknowledgements . 9 Preface .11 Introduction . 13 Chapter One Ascetics and Courtesans . 29 Chapter Two Jataka: Stories of Courtesans . 43 • Kanavera Jataka • Sulasa Jataka • Atthana Jataka. Chapter Three Kamma Katha: Sagara . 55 • Marriage of Carudatta and His entry into a Prostitute’s House • Samba and his Lover for a Courtesan’s Daughter • Brahman’s Courtesan Lover (Story of Rupanika). Chapter Four Caturbhani (Four Play) . 83 • Ubhayabhisarika (The Mutual Elopment): Vararuci • Padmaprabhrtaka (The Lotus Gift): Sudraka • Padataditaka (The Kick) : Syamilaka • Dhurtavita- Samvada (Message from a clever vita) : Ishvaradatta. Chapter Five Kuttanimahatmyam . 195 • The way of the Courtesan • Haralata : The women of Lust • Story of Manjuri from Harlot to Heroine. 6 Vaisikasutra Courtesans in the Ancient India Chapter Six Sringaramanjuri . 229 • Fall of Ravidatta • The Matchless Courtesan Devadatta • Lavanyasundari • Love is Dangerous • Muladeva Distrests Women. Chapter Seven Courtesan in Bo

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Author Info: About The Author:- Santosh Ghosh (Ganesh Kanti ) engaged socio - culture and literary work as writer, an amateur Actor, dramatist and Music lover. Birth 1943 place Patna. He is married with a daughter and lives in South Kolkata (W.B.). He retired DOT/BSNL employee. As an author he has written several book in Bangla. His 'History of Telecommunication in 20th Century' (Kolkata 2001). 'The Sepoy Mutiny From Telegraph Messages' (Kolkata 2008) broke new grounds on that remarkable subject in English. His next work 'Music in the Ancient World' (Delhi 2012) and Whoredoms in Ancient Mesopotamia (International Literary Mag. Norway & India: 2015) is a testimony is his abiding interest that art. Santosh Ghosh has tribute of respected as a researcher, and author from National Library, Kolkata (Govt. of India, Ministry of Culture) on the occasion of National Book Week (14 – 20 November, 2013).