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Social Reform and the Disenfranchisement of Devadasis

In the nineteenth century, reform activity related to women in colonial India was widespread. Issues such as sati, widow remarriage, and the Age of Consent were prominent in public debate, judicial process, and eventually, in the twentieth century, nation-making. Devadasis always held a somewhat ambiguous place in South Indian society, …

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Miryam Coppersmith January 18, 2015 April 23, 2015 writing assignment
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