Umrao Jaan Ada

''Umrao Jaan Ada'' ( }}) is an Urdu novel by Mirza Hadi Ruswa (1857–1931), first published in 1899. It is considered the first modern Urdu novel by many and tells the story of a tawaif and poet of the same name from 19th century Lucknow, as recounted by her to the author. Provided by Wikipedia