The great Hindi/Urdu writer Munshi Premchand describes, from the point-of-view of Suman, the heroine of his first novel Sevasadan, the complex view she has of Bholi, a courtesan living across the street from her:
"Suman had never met any courtesans,
![[Dancer]](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/nautch-woman-g-and-o-court-sized.jpg?itok=ZqgDCVag "[Dancer]")
An even smaller than usual court-sized postcard, with a blind-stamped instead of printed "Post Card" on the back, suggesting it is among the earliest postcards published by the firm, and therefore one of the first of a dancer.
An unusual dark background, and all the women holding hands and looking off slightly to their left.
Postmarked Jaipur, March 23, 1923, and mailed to Mrs. Eagleton, 212 Elmwood Ave., Newark, NY, USA: "Feb.
One of the less common "nautch girl" or dancing women postcards where the toll of the profession is visible on the sitter's face.
