Devdasi System In India

This book explores lives and livelihood of Devdasis in Maharashtra, India. Though Devdasi has been termed as the Servant of the God and having no legal husband as such, on the other hand Devdasi exploited on a massive level. Hindu system has given secondary status and compared them with the animals. Devdasis in current times belong to Dalit community, and treated inhumanly by rest of the society because of marginalized caste and their profession. This book would be useful for social sciences students and everyone who wanted to deepen their knowledge about Indian society.

Mr.Shakti Bhise has been working in development sector since last 10 years.Currently he is pursuing his PhD from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai,India.He holds M.A.in Social Work from Tata Institute of Social Sciences,Mumbai.He is Dalai Lama Fellow for the year 2013-2014.His areas of interest are Social Justice,Social Security & Religion.