There are references to nautch girls and zenanas, fine brocade and rich silks, fencing and shooting, Mughal camps and English officers. |
Weddings and other festive occasions are observed with much enthusiasm and are often celebrated with feasting, and sometimes with nautch girls. |
On Thursday, after the work of the day, I went to see the nautch girls dance. |
Nobody would stand around long enough to view a nautch in its entirety. |
It has the taint of the louche, as did its forebear, the nautch show. |
They had ceased to patronise the nautch, and in its stead preferred English music or military bands. |