The Last Devadasi

The Last Devadasi
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Publisher : Open Books Publishing (UK)
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 1948598086
ISBN-13 : 9781948598088
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Book Synopsis The Last Devadasi by : Barbara L. Baer

Download or read book The Last Devadasi written by Barbara L. Baer and published by Open Books Publishing (UK). This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Passionate and forbidden love clashes with tradition and caste in a changing India. Kamala Kumari is more than a Gemini Studio starlet: she's a classical dancer trained in the age-old line of Devadasis, a caste set in place a thousand years ago when girls were first dedicated in south Indian temples to serve the gods and men. From the promise of art and devotion, the sacred dancers fell into the hands of priests who both exalted and betrayed them. Beautiful, brilliant and proud, Kamala struggles to escape the old ways, entangling her Indian assistant, Dutch lover, and his young American wife. With its turbulent passions amid social upheavals, The Last Devadasi takes readers on a sensual feast in the 1970s palm-shaded trading city of Madras.


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