Shakuntala H. Ajjannavar

The Social and Cultural Role of the Devadasi System and Challenges Towards Abolition

In India, a devadasi is a female artist dedicated to worshipping and serving a deity or a temple for the rest of her life. Devadasi translates as “female slave to god.” Women’s conditions continue to deteriorate under this system. Efforts to abolish the Devadasi System almost alw...

The Social and Cultural Role of the Devadasi System and Challenges Towards Abolition

In India, a devadasi is a female artist dedicated to worshipping and serving a deity or a temple for the rest of her life. Devadasi translates as “female slave to god.” Women’s conditions continue to deteriorate under this system. Efforts to abolish the Devadasi System almost alw...