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In India, a devadasi is a female artist who is dedicated to the worship and service of a deity or a temple for the rest of her life. [3] [4] The dedication takes place in a ceremony that is somewhat similar to a marriage ceremony.
A Chinese amah (right) with a woman and her three children Joanna de Silva Two ayahs in British India with their charges. An amah (Portuguese: ama, German: Amme, Medieval Latin: amma, simplified Chinese: 阿妈; traditional Chinese: 阿 媽; pinyin: ā mā; Wade–Giles: a¹ ma¹) or ayah (Portuguese: aia, Latin: avia, Tagalog: yaya) is a girl or woman employed by a family to clean, look after ...
India 16 August 2008: India professed priest, Carmelites of Mary Immaculate Syro-Malabar Valsa John Malamel: 1958: India: 2011: India: Professed Religious of the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary; Martyr: Syro-Malabar Luigi (Luigino) Toffanin: 1950: Italy: 2013: India: Professed Priest of the Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus: Latin Nirmala ...
A handmaiden (nowadays less commonly handmaid or maidservant) is a personal maid or female servant. [1] The term is also used metaphorically for something whose primary role is to serve or assist. [1] Depending on culture or historical period, a handmaiden may be of enslaved status or may be simply an employee. The terms handmaiden and handmaid ...
Another common theme is the seven sisters, called saptamatrikas in Vedic traditions. This collection of goddesses does not have a specific function, but may be called upon if a disease is affecting the family. In the area around Tirumala, it is said that these deities can be seen as young girls wandering around at noon, dusk or night. [2]
A college principal and staunch supporter of women's education, he was also an atheist. Through him, Irawati discovered the fascinating world of social sciences and its impact on society.
Savita Kovind (Hindi: Savitā Kovinda pronounced [sɐʋɪt̪ɑː koʋɪ̃d̪ɐ];born 15 April 1952) is a former Indian government servant who served as the First Lady of India from 2017 to 2022 as the wife of the 14th President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. She was Chief Section Supervisor in Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited before retiring in 2005.
The zenana were the inner rooms of a house where the women of the family lived and where men and strangers were not allowed to enter. The outer apartments for guests and men are called the mardana. Conceptually in those that practise purdah, it is the Indian subcontinent's equivalent of the harem.