mujra
English
Noun
mujra (uncountable)
- A form of exotic dance in India, traditionally performed by courtesans under the Mughal Empire as well as in modern forms.
- 2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin 2014, p. 7:
- Princes of royal blood and English Governors of provinces were eager to be invited by him, for he served the best of food and wine and sometimes, as a bonus and with admirable discretion, arranged for the most cultured whores from the city's old quarter to perform mujra songs and dances for them.
- 2006, Martha Feldman,Bonnie Gordon (Eds.), The Courtesan's Arts, Oxford, p. 322:
- Mujra is symbolic of total submission before a royal patron.
- 2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin 2014, p. 7: