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lourful characters teeter on fault lines of race, sex, gender, religion and history. Devakis passionate personal story underpins wider concerns. Against the backdrop of the communitys historical role in preserving Bharatanatyam, does Devaki a dancer who performs sexual services besides temple duties find emotional outlet, individual expression or empowerment? Set in the Madras Presidency towards the end of the Victorian era, the narratives social arc contrasts Raj life and desi existence. An English civil servant, on official duty in a muffasil town near Devakis village, finds her a convenient time-pass. Love and relationships take many forms: Devakis adoration of Albert and her revulsion for her patron; the unusual emotional bond with her sexually indeterminate brother; devotion to the deity and her battle with herself weave a chiaroscuro of joys and sorrows that make up this dedicated young womans life. The storytellers Gen Z audience raises perennial societal issues sex, religion, caste, rural conditions which frame how choice governed and continues to govern lives in India.

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Contemporary Fiction

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Paperback

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Literature Fiction, Contemporary Fiction Book is recommended for Students, Teachers, Graduates, Professionals, and all bibliophiles

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