The Devadasi and the Saint: The life and times of Bangalore Nagarathnamma

The term devadasi evokes a mystical past, replete with devotion, and dedication of girls to deities, refrains of soaring music and sensuous dances that attracted the patronage of kings and commoners in this book, the rise and fall of the devadasi tradition is intertwined with the life of bangalore nagarathnamma this work is a tribute to her indomitable spirit and her unrelenting efforts to perpetuate the memory of her patron saint, tyagaraja about the author: sriram v carnatic music has been a passion for sriram since the age of six combined with a great interest in history it led him to study the art form, in depth, with special reference to the great personalities who embellished it he contributes regularly to the the newspapers and conducts heritage walks in the city of chennai