TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vishwanathan, Lakshmi
AU  - Vishwanathan,Lakshmi
TI  - Women of Pride:  The Devadasi Heritage
SN  - 9788174366726
U1  - R40 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Varanasi
PB  - Roli Books
N1  - includes index and biblioraphy; INTRODUCTION  THE IDEAL COURTESAN  11  FROM THE SACRED TO THE SECULAR  33  THE LEGENDARY DANCERS  45  MARRIED TO THE GOD, SLAVES OF MEN  57  ROYAL DYNASTIES AND DANCERS  82  SEEKING THE LAST OF DEVADASIS  119  NAUTCH PARTIES  168
ER  -