Pakistani Mujra - Entertainment - Music

Mujra is a form of dance originated by tawaif (courtesans) during the Mughal period. Mujra incorporated elements of classical Kathak dance indigenous music such as thumri ghazals and poems or those from other cultures like Mughal Bahadur Shah Zafar. Mujra Mehfil was traditionally carried out in houses and special called Kothi. During the Mughal rule in India, in places such as Jaipur, the tradition of mujra show was a family art and often transmitted from mother to daughter among Muslim practitioners. Occupation is a cross between art and exotic dance, with performers often used as courtesans among Mughal royal families or wealthy patrons.During the Indian Mutiny of 1857 performances mujra opportunity for revolutionaries to meet and many tawaif have also been actively involved in the movement. Consequently, many Kotha were confiscated by the British after the Rebellion, disrupting the traditional estate tawaif. In early 1900, many tawaif had moved into the prostitution ind ustry that the traditional system had broken down. Some tawaif moved to the Indian film and music industry as Gauhar Jaan and Nargis.

mujra modern dancers perform at events such as weddings, birthdays and events bachelor parties in countries where the traditional culture of Mughal is widespread, such as Pakistan, often running a modern form of popular music mujra with local . Mujra has been represented in Indian films like Umrao Jaan and Devdas or other films that show the Mughal rule past and its culture. In India, it is - like belly dancing in Egypt is - considered synonymous with the culture he comes from, and in relation to Hindu values, this practice is despised as a hangover promiscuity and inappropriate socio-cultural 's Mughal era.Heera Mandi (Urdu: ???? ????) meaning "Diamond Market", also known as Shahi Mohalla (meaning: The Royal Neighbourhood) is a red-light district and a bazaar located in Taxali Gate, Lahore, Pakistan. The women here offer traditional and classical dances and was originally the center of the city's tawaif culture in the Mughal era. Today, it is a centre of prostitution in L ahore under the veil of dances, such as mujra, a branch of classical South-Asian sensual dancing. While many Hijras also frequent the area and are involved in this dance culture.Pakistani Mujra

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