Vaishali ki Nagarvadhu (Hindi:वैशाली की नगरवधू) (literally, Nagar Vadhu or royal city bride/courtesan of Vaishali) is a two-part Hindi novel by Acharya Chatursen Shastri, published in 1948-49. It is a biographical novel which showcases the lustful nature of society as well as other aspects of culture and history of early Buddhist era India.[1] [2]
It tells the story of Āmrapālī, also known as "Ambapālika" or "Ambapali", a celebrated nagarvadhu (royal courtesan) of the Republic of Vaishali in ancient India around 500 BC. Following the Buddha's teachings, she became an arahant.