Talk:Sundari painting

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Did you know... that Sundari paintings (example pictured) were a popular type of erotic art in 19th-century British India?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:24, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Paan Sundari, late 19th-century

... that Sundari (example shown) were a popular series of erotic art in the 19th-century colonial India? Source: https://theprint.in/feature/around-town/between-the-brothel-and-brindavan-bengal-art-shows-twin-faces-of-hindu-widows-after-sati-ban/1599982/
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Created by Aadrit28 (talk). Nominated by DesiBoy101 (talk) at 03:32, 7 July 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Sundari (paintings); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

ALT1 ... that Sundari images were a popular type of erotic art in 19th-century British India? Source: https://theprint.in/feature/around-town/between-the-brothel-and-brindavan-bengal-art-shows-twin-faces-of-hindu-widows-after-sati-ban/1599982/
Why not add a pic (they aren't that erotic)? Better terms and links. Johnbod (talk) 13:05, 7 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- I'll take on this review. ~ Pbritti (talk) 06:31, 12 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  - I think that I may be missing something, but are sundari mentioned in this source? ~ Pbritti (talk) 03:31, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    - Well, yes - here for example. Johnbod (talk) 03:40, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
      - Yes, indeed. Johnbod has pointed out one. There are a couple more with descriptions while browsing through the entire gallery scrolling down, namely Nalini and Promoda Sundari. DesiBoy101 (talk) 04:07, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
        Ok, the specific webpages should be referenced, not a webpage that links to them. Once that is done, I'll approve. ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:08, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

On second thought, the collection essentially acts as a digital booklet to go along with the printed text. Source is good, then, and everything else is squared away. No QPQ required as far as I see. Well-illustrated article with a strong selection for the nom'd image. Good work. Thanks, Johnbod, for recommending the illustration to accompany this nom. ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:50, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]