the last devadasi Archives

Review: The Last Devadasi: Challenging Age-Old Customs In A Changing India 0
- BOOK REVIEWS
- October 29, 2018
Seen through a narrow looking glass, an Indian temple dancer and mistress of men paid a final tribute to an ancient tradition. This character-driven tale followed the courage of an outspoken Indian woman during the 1970s looking to break a stranglehold from her place in society. The crisp tone of the narrative hinted that of
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Review: The Last Devadasi Evokes The Sights, Smells, And Sounds Of Indian Culture 0
- BOOK REVIEWS
- October 15, 2018
Picture contemporary India, where popular star Kamala Kumari is also a member of the Devadasi caste, an ancient cult operating in modern times, dedicated to having girls placed in South Indian temples to serve gods and men. Kamala’s modern world seems to preclude such activities; but she becomes caught between tradition and romance in The
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Read An Excerpt From The Last Devadasi: A Novel 0
- EXCERPTS
- October 12, 2018
Kamala Kumari is more than a Gemini Studio starlet: she’s a classical dancer trained in the age-old line of Devadasis, a caste set in place a thousand years ago when girls were first dedicated in south Indian temples to serve the gods and men. Beautiful, brilliant and proud, Kamala struggles to escape the old ways.
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New Novel Honors India’s Oldest Bookstore, Higginbothams 0
- BOOKSELLER SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPTS
- October 3, 2018
With its turbulent passions amid social upheavals, The Last Devadasi: A Novel by Barbara L. Baer takes readers on a sensual feast in the 1970s palm-shaded trading city of Madras, now known as Chennai. The novel also honors India’s oldest bookstore, Higginbothams, by portraying the establishment in several passages throughout the book. “I view Higginbothams as
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Interview With Barbara L. Baer, Author Of The Last Devadasi 0
- INTERVIEWS
- August 16, 2018
With its turbulent passions amid social upheavals, The Last Devadasi takes readers on a sensual feast in the 1970s palm-shaded trading city of Madras. Barbara L. Baer talks with Book Glow about the writing of the novel. The book is available from Open Books Direct. Describe the book in one sentence. Set in South India
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Dancing To The Bollywood Tune: 5 Must-Read Books 0
- BOOK LISTS
- July 31, 2018
Stunning beauties, elaborate sets, and captivating song-and-dance numbers. Forget Hollywood. Hindi cinema—otherwise known as Bollywood—is the world’s largest film industry with an estimated 3.6 billion tickets sold annually across the globe. These 5 must-read books about the booming Indian movie business will have you dancing to the Bollywood tune. 1. A Time to Dance by Padma
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