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Traditional Sanctity of Devadasi System: A serious assault on Women Empowerment and sexuality in India

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In India, since ancient time period patriarchal approach has led to manifold sufferings to the women in society. They had no access even to the basic rights i.e. they were treated as almost non-existent. Then gradually demand for women empowerment began with as women started realizing their power which resulted in creating their own place in the society whereby no longer they will depend upon the men for their basic requirements or decision making. Freedom scenario and education is very regressive here as they are not allowed to purse even basic education. Indian Constitution has enshrined numerous provisions having same objective as menace like honour killings, domestic violence, dowry, sati and devadasi are in existence at proliferating pace. Irrespective of the Constitutional provisions devadasi system is still in practice in the southern part of the country i.e. Odisha, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Devadasi/Devaradiyar/Jogins/Basavis/Kalawants/Paravatis/Mathammas means “servant of god”. In this women are given in marriage to God. They lived in or around the temple and perform all the duties at the temples and participate in religious functions. Historically these women held high social status and were well respected, but at present their condition is of sex slave or child prostitutes only. It is a form of the prostitution where parents get their daughters married to God whereby they could not re-marry any ‘mortal’. Almost all of them are from Dalit community with a majority from Madiga and Valmiki castes. Provisions of Indian Penal Code and laws enacted by the states like Bombay, Karnataka and Madras have proved to be redundant. The present research paper will focus on the historical aspect, plight of the one converted into devadasi and the efficacy of the legal provisions to deal with the menace. Further the focus will be to analyse the effects of this practice on the women empowerment.

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Women, empowerment, devadasi, prostitution.

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"Traditional Sanctity of Devadasi System: A serious assault on Women Empowerment and sexuality in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.709-713, January 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDX06106.pdf

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"Traditional Sanctity of Devadasi System: A serious assault on Women Empowerment and sexuality in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp709-713, January 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRDX06106.pdf

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Published Paper ID: JETIRDX06106
Registration ID: 233315
Published In: Volume 6 | Issue 1 | Year January-2019
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Page No: 709-713
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Area: Engineering
ISSN Number: 2349-5162
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