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CATEGORIES:Lecture / Reading / Talk
CREATED:20211120T121115
SUMMARY:"Once Empowered - The identity of Devadasi" - A Talk by Dr. Swarnamalya Ganesh
LOCATION:RNJ 102
DESCRIPTION:SYNOPSIS\nWomen, whose lives and occupation, were seen as emblematic of opp
 ression, servitude, slavery, exploitation and victimization. Their social e
 xistence was extinguished by the stroke of a law that was passed based on d
 ebates on feminism, morality and reform. Were the Devadasis merely victims?
  Did they have an enabled voice? Did their story get registered in their ow
 n voices? \n \n Can a reformer, savior, patron, student, researcher or even
  the ethnographer represent their voice? What have we lost in representatio
 n?\n \n Presenting an overview of the historical lineage of the hereditary 
 artiste community called collectively as “Devadasis”, the talk will use ane
 cdotal memoirs, audio and video footage of the artists themselves and reper
 toire of songs and dances. Still living amongst us as disembodied artistes 
 and disenfranchised citizens, we will reflect on their identities and the b
 ylanes of morality, patriarchy, perception, scandal and deception that surr
 ound the “Anti Devadasi Prohibition Act 1947” in Tamil Nadu.\n \n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>SYNOPSIS</strong></p><p>Women, whose lives and occupation, were 
 seen as emblematic of oppression, servitude, slavery, exploitation and vict
 imization. Their social existence was extinguished by the stroke of a law t
 hat was passed based on debates on feminism, morality and reform. Were the 
 Devadasis merely victims? Did they have an enabled voice? Did their story g
 et registered in their own voices? <br /> <br /> Can a reformer, savior, pa
 tron, student, researcher or even the ethnographer represent their voice? W
 hat have we lost in representation?<br /> <br /> Presenting an overview of 
 the historical lineage of the hereditary artiste community called collectiv
 ely as “Devadasis”, the talk will use anecdotal memoirs, audio and video fo
 otage of the artists themselves and repertoire of songs and dances. Still l
 iving amongst us as disembodied artistes and disenfranchised citizens, we w
 ill reflect on their identities and the bylanes of morality, patriarchy, pe
 rception, scandal and deception that surround the “Anti Devadasi Prohibitio
 n Act 1947” in Tamil Nadu.</p><p> </p>
DTSTAMP:20261017T171550
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20180911T140000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20180911T150000
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