Courtesan Tanjore Gnyana (1857-1922)

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Tanjore Gnyana (1857-1922)
2022 marks the centenary of the famous 19th-century dancer Tanjore Gnyana. Although Gnyana is not known to many today, she was a celebrated courtesan (devadasi) dancer who lived in the latter part of the 19th century. Her fame reached great heights when she performed on the 17th of December, 1875, at a cultural event organised by the people of Madras (Chennai, South India) to commemorate the visit of His Highness Prince Edward of Wales (later King Edward VII), to Madras, during his extended tour of India.
Details are taken from the ORIGINAL RESEARCH ESSAYS authored by JEETENDRA HIRSCHFELD:
“Courtesan Tanjore Gnyana, A Pas Seul at Royapuram Madras, December 17, 1875” (2006)
“Tanjore Gnyana: Courtesan of the Madras Presidency” (2008)
“Tanjore Gnyana (1857-1922), Star Dancer of the 19th Century” (2011)
The essays may be accessed here:
sathirdance.wordpress.com/200...
PDF on Academia: www.academia.edu/86615174/Cou...
On Academia: independent.academia.edu/jeet...
Music private collection/Svarajathi “E Mandayanara” (ragam Useni) by Tanjore Quartet Ponnayya (1804-1864).
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Bringing out acts of legends of yesteryears from archives is great. Amazing is bio of the dancer.

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Great thx