The Karnataka government is likely to begin a fresh survey of women associated with the Devadasi system from the first week of September. This long-pending exercise seeks to identify Devadasi women ...

New Delhi: Surprised by findings that the ancient Devadasi system continues to exist in some parts of the country, the Home Ministry has asked all states to take strong action against those involved ...

A photograph by William Willoughby Hooper ‘Hindoo Dancing Girls, India,’ 1870, from the collection of Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck. Devadasi women dedicated themselves to the arts, and were once ...

The 2017-18 Rozanne M. Brooks Lecture Series at SUNY Cortland takes on the theme of “The Culture of Human Rights and Realities.” The talks take place on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. in Moffett Center, Room ...

Surprised by findings that the ancient Devadasi system continues to exist in some parts of the country, the Home Ministry has asked all states to take strong action against those involved in the ...

Karnataka government on Saturday announced a fresh survey from September to make the Devadasi rehabilitation programme more effective in the state. The announcement was made at the State Scheduled ...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Acting Chief Justice C. Praveen Kumar has expressed concern over the poor implementation of AP Devadasi (Prohibition of Dedication) Act, 1988, and stressed the need for ...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on the Centre for failing to file on time an affidavit on women being forced to become 'devadasis' and the possibility of abolition of the ...

Durgamma ran up to my auto rickshaw shouting “I’m also Devadasi; shoot me, shoot me”. Her naive vulnerability was in stark contrast to the perplexing image I had of the contemporary Devadasi. The ...

The devadasi system was at one point of time the beacon of arts — host to numerous dancers, musicians, artists and patrons. Temple inscriptions proclaim the great contributions of these women to ...