Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act
| Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act | |
|---|---|
Muthulakshmi Reddi | |
| Related legislation | |
| 1956 Madras Anti-Devadasi Act | |
| Summary | |
| Gave devadasis the legal right to marry and made it illegal to dedicate girls to Hindu temples | |
| Keywords | |
| Devadasi, prostitution in India | |
| Status: In force |
The Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act (also called the Tamil Nadu Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act or the Madras Devadasi Act) is a law that was enacted on 9 October 1947 just after India became independent from British rule.[1] The law was passed in the Madras Presidency and gave devadasis the legal right to marry and made it illegal to dedicate girls to Hindu temples.[2] The bill that became this act was the Devadasi Abolition Bill.[3]
public bill.[4]
Muthulakshmi Reddi proposed the bill to the Madras Legislative Council as early as 1930 but was passed on only during the Premiership of O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar (a.k.a. Omandur Reddy's Congress led government) on 9 October 1947.[5]
Some devadasis objected to the bill because they considered themselves
states and territories of India that made prostitution illegal, including the 1934 Bombay Devadasi Protection Act, the 1957 Bombay Protection (Extension) Act, and the 1988 Andhra Pradesh Devadasi (Prohibition of Dedication) Act.[9]
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