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Tawayaf culture

By nandan on October 15, 2009

I am hosting a FulBright scholar, Megan,  who is doing her research from University of Pittsburgh. Her research topic is tawayaf culture. She has rented a whole flat and will stay till June 2010. We discussed a few things about tawayaf culture in Varanasi. I already knew that Lucknow was the most famous place of [...]

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Tawayaf culture in Varanasi

By nandan on August 8, 2008

An anthropology student from University of Pittsburgh, USA wrote me. My friend Adam Sergent, a anthropology student from University of Chicago had given my contact to Megan. Adam stayed at my guest house 1 month ago while he was learning Hindi in Benares.
Megan was interested in Tawayaf culture, prostitutes and HIV. Adam had told her [...]

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