Servants of the Goddess Quotes

“With the advent of gramophones and cinema, a few women from devadasi backgrounds, such as Madurai S. Subbulakshmi, Bangalore Nagarathnama and Tanjore Balasaraswati went on to become famous classical performers.”
― Catherine Rubin Kermorgant, Servants of the Goddess: the Modern-day Devadasis

“From which country you have come, from which direction, I do not know. But you understand our sorrows and you are kind to us. - Rukmini (a young devadasi)”
― Catherine Rubin Kermorgant, Servants of the Goddess: The Modern-Day Devadasis