His particular fascination with the performing arts inspired him to spend nearly seven years researching in the libraries and museums of England and the US to enable him to produce the sumptuously illustrated 'Nautch Girls of India' in 1996.

[2] 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.

Saigal - Immortal singer and superstar and lastly 'Marvels of Indian Painting - Rise and Demise of Company School'.

[4][5] 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.

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