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'Isai Vellalar' literally means 'cultivators of music', and was the name
non-Brahmin music and dance communities, including communities from
which devadasis came, gave themselves in the early 20th century. (Srividya Natarajan in 'God's Own Women: Exploring the decline of the devadasis tradition in modern India' by Alaka Sahani, The Indian Express, Dec 10, 2018) |
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Records show that some devadasis were assertive and
independent; they travelled abroad, they filed lawsuits, they had a
measure of control over their lands and finances, they joined political
movements, they acted in films and they had flourishing musical careers.
(Srividya Natarajan in 'God's Own Women: Exploring the decline of the devadasis tradition in modern India' by Alaka Sahani, The Indian Express, Dec 10, 2018) |
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