Mah Laqa Bai, born Chanda Bai, and sometimes referred to as Mah Laqa Chanda, was an Indian 18th century Urdu poet, tawaif and philanthropist based in Hyderabad. In 1824, she became the first female poet to have a diwan of her work, a compilation of Urdu Ghazals named Gulzar-e-Mahlaqa, published posthumously.
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Mah Laqa Bai (left) and Raja Rao Ranbha (right) playing Holi. All three, including Khushhal Khan, are identified by inscriptions. From the Ragadarshan (c. 1804).
The first page of Mah Laqa Chanda's Dewan
Mah Laqa dancing in court
Mah Laqa singing poetry
Mah Laqa Bai performing at Maharaja Chandu Lal's court
View of the campus area that contains the tomb and a mosque.
Persian Inscription on carved teakwood over the door outside the mausoleum of Mah Laqa Bai.Politicians born in the 1760s 6
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Mah Laqa Bai, born Chanda Bai, and sometimes referred to as Mah Laqa Chanda, was an Indian 18th century Urdu poet, tawaif and philanthropist based in Hyderabad. In 1824, she became the first female poet to have a diwan of her work, a compilation of Urdu Ghazals named Gulzar-e-Mahlaqa, published posthumously. She lived in a period when Dakhini was making its transition into the highly Persianized Urdu. Her literary contributions provide insight into such linguistic transformations in southern India.
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