Gauhar Jaan
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Gauhar Jaan was an Indian singer and dancer from Kolkata. Popularly known as the gramophone girl, she was India's first celebrity singer. She was one of the first preferences for audio houses to recor
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Gauhar Jaan in a 1910 postcard
Malka Jaan
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Malka Jaan was an Indian courtesan, singer, poet and Kathak dancer who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She was known as Malka Jaan of Calcutta and Malka Jaan of Benaras. She was
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…man, 'Khursheed'. Later, Victoria converted to Islam and changed Angelina's name to 'Gauhar Jaan' and hers to 'Malka Jaan'. In time, Victoria (now Malka Jaan) became an accomplished singer, Kathak dancer and a tawaif in Banaras, and made a name for herself, as Badi Malka Jan; she was called Badi (elder…
Malka Jaan, c. 1875