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Intersections of Caste and Gender: Implementation of Devadasi Prohibition Laws

Jayna Kothar, Deekshitha Ganesan, I. R. Jayalakshmi, Rohit Sharma and Aadhirai S

Intersections of Caste and Gender: Implementation of Devadasi Prohibition Laws Policy Brief - Bangalore Centre for Law & Policy Research 2019 - 42p

Contents: Introduction 01. The Devadasi Practice: Intersectionality of Caste and Gender: Data on Prevalence of the Practice, Recent Studies, Discrimination faced by Devadasi, Women and Girls 02. The Legal Framework: The Karnata Act, Tamil Nadu Act, Andhra Pradesh Act, Maharashtra Act, Other Legislations, Supreme Court Directions 03. Recommendations

--Devadasi Practice, Legal framework, Caste and Gender

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