Namaste
Ever since learning about the Devadasis I have been deeply interested in them and their history. I have read that at one point they were highly respected artists who danced for God and, at the time, enjoyed many privileges (for example, any child a Devadasi bore was considered solely hers, she could own property and that property could be inherited by her offspring) but that with the invasion of Islam and then, eventually, the coming of the British they were more and more maligned until in the present day they are seen as little more than prostitutes.
Does anyone know much about them? Do you think it would be possible to elevate them to the high position they once held again or do you think it is too late for these beautiful women?
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