Devdasis of South India - Paperback

by Ilamurugu Durai (Author)

This book is written with the ambitious aim of.

1)To be used as reference guide to know almost all the important people who belonged to the devadasi sect or Isai Vellalar caste . A sort of ready reckoner.

2) A readable narrative for the lay readers who are interested in knowing about the wretched sect called as DevadasI

3)Is there a need for a book about the devadasi system that has been done away with at least two centuries ago? I think yes, there is a need. With the kind of active revivalism that is now sweeping the Indian subcontinent it is better to learn about the blunders of the past so that we may avoid them in the future...