The Devadasi system refers to the traditional practice where young girls are dedicated, often from birth or early childhood, to a Hindu deity or temple. The term "Devadasi" literally means "female ...

The Karnataka government is preparing to launch a 45-day survey on Devadasis this month to assess the socio-economic conditions of women impacted by the abolished practice. As per reports, the ...

This is the first of a four-part collaborative writing/discussion between Dr. Priya Srinivasan and Priyadarsini Govind, examining the silencing of the female voice at different historical moments. We ...

The ancient devadasi system, where young girls are dedicated in local temples and their virginity is auctioned off, was made illegal in Karnataka in 1982 but still continues in some parts of the ...

Former Independent journalist Sarah Harris has made a documentary about India's temple prostitutes - Devadasi are young girls who are dedicated to a Hindu deity at a young age and support their ...

Devadasis, a crude catch-all word used to describe independent female dancers, musicians, and entertainers of India, have been wiped out of Indian history. She probably invented the bindi, and other ...

The story told in the classical Russian ballet “La Bayadére” is set in India and involves temple dancers known as devadasi. To choreographer Kausi Subramaniam, it seemed to be ripe for an adaptation ...

At 85, the frail Sashimoni is oldest surviving Devadasi in Odisa. We handhold her down memory lane. The strange part about walking into a Devadasi’s house is that one still doesn’t know what to expect ...

"Sex work don impact me a lot. My body dey very weak, I dey mentally broken," na so Chandrika tok. Chandrika life as a sex worker start wit religious ceremony. At di age of 15, dem carry her go temple ...

Dedicated to an Indian goddess as a child, Huvakka Bhimappa's years of sexual servitude began when her uncle took her virginity, raping her in exchange for a saree and some jewellery. Bhimappa was not ...