The Courtesan The Mahatma And The Italian Brahmin

From a maratha prince who parodied caste to a muslim deity in a hindu temple; from a courtesan who became a warrior princess to another who sang for the gramophone; from a women with no breasts to a goddess with three; and from an englishman who venerated sacred sanskrit to imperious victoria maharani - the essays in this collection open a window into india's past, and to a world of such astonishing richness that it is surprising how much of it has been forgotten or expunged.