Devadasi

Sex, Death and the Gods (Part II) by Vibha Shetiya

By Vibha Shetiya on October 30, 2016 • ( 3 )

This continues my reflections on the Devidasis in Part 1. The overall picture that emerged from the documentary “Sex, Death and the Gods” was that, in its current form, there were many layers to the Devadasi system. For one, the… Read More ›

Sex, Death and the Gods (Part I) by Vibha Shetiya

By Vibha Shetiya on September 3, 2016 • ( 15 )

I recently re-watched a BBC documentary my students and I had discussed in class last Fall. “Sex, Death and the Gods,” directed by Beeban Kidron, takes a close and rather intimate look at the Devadasi system as currently practiced in… Read More ›