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Devadasi, Raja Dasi or Kutcheri Dasi Devadasis have acquired a variety of definitions and roles over the years. Women of Pride studies, in depth, the Devadasi tradition and its transformation into living cultural phenomenon in the context of Hindu tradition. The book brings into focus the activities and identities of the Devadasis and examines the functions and forms of the Devadasi tradition.
The changing face of the tradition has been authenticated and given a ...
In Kunjamma-Ode to a Nightingale, Lakshmi Vishwanathan explains why she believes knowing M.S. Subbulakshmi has been the greatest blessing of her life. The author, whom M.S. has referred to as a 'daughter', retraces the life of a legend-its divine and human angularities-with love, sympathy and insight. As a child, 'Kunjamma'-Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi-learnt to play the veena from her mother and sang in the temples of Madurai. This biography traces her ...
The Kapaliswara Temple of Mylapore is a temple for all seasons. Not a day passes without an important sacred or festive event attracting devotees to this holy place. This unique temple is the still centre, radiating intense faith, towards a wise contemporary urban landscape. The famous Brahmotsavam, the annual festival of this temple, can trace its origins to ancient times. The grandeur, vibrancy, and splendour of this ten day event cannot be equalled. While ...