Pran Nevile

Pran Nevile (1922 – October 11, 2018) was an Indian author of Indian Art, Indian Culture & Indian History best known for the 1992 book, Lahore: A Sentimental Journey. He was an authority on pre-1947 Lahore and Nautch.

Biography Nevile was born in 1922 in Lahore and took his post graduate degree from Government College Lahore. Highly acclaimed by the media it was considered to be a pioneering work on the subject of dance and music as well as their practitioners through the centuries. Nevile has written extensively for Indian newspapers and journals. He was the author of other well known books such as 'Lahore - A Sentimental Journey', 'Love Stories from the Raj', 'Rare Glimpses of the Raj', 'Beyond the Veil - Indian Women in the Raj', 'Stories from the Raj - Sahibs,' Memsahibs and others', K.L. Saigal - Immortal singer and superstar and lastly 'Marvels of Indian Painting - Rise and Demise of Company School'.

Nevile had been invited by several institutions in India and also universities in England and U.S.A. to speak on themes related to Indian art and culture. He also acted as a consultant for two BBC documentaries on the Raj viz. 'Ruling Passions' and 'The Land of Kamasutra'.

KL Saigal Memorial Circle Nevile was the founder and convener of the KL Saigal Memorial Circle, which is dedicated to remembering singers of yesteryears.

Death Nevile died in New Delhi on October 11, 2018, at the age of 95.

Books Sahibs' India: Vignettes from the Raj, Penguin Books (2010) Marvels of Indian Painting: Rise and Demise of Company School, Nevile Books (2007) KL Saigal - Immortal Singer and Superstar, Nevile Books (2006) Beyond the Veil - Indian Women in the Raj, Nevile Books (2005) Stories from the Raj - Sahibs, Memsahibs and Others, Nevile Books (2004) Rare Glimpses of the Raj, Somaiya (1998) Nautch Girls of India: Dancers, Singers, Playmates, Ravi Kumar Publisher (1996) Love Stories from the Raj, Penguin (1994) Lahore - A sentimental Journey, Allied Publishers (1992) The Raj Revisited, Niyogi Books.