Dravidian Role in Abolition of Devadasi

The Devadasi system has been in practice since ancient times. Many people have worked hard to abolish Devadasi systems. Among them, those who belong to the self-respect movement have shown great intensity. Abolition of Devadasi is one of the principles of Self-respect movement. In 1926, Dr. Muthuletsumi, when he was a member of the Madras Provincial Assembly, pushed for the passage of this Act. But it was not accepted. The Devadasi Abolition Act was again introduced in 1929 by Dr. Muthuletsumi. As the debates about the Devadasi Abolition Act were taking place, a novel about the Devadasi Abolition System was published in 1936 by Ramamirtha Thammal. In this novel, Devadasi has made it very clear about the elimination method. There has been opposition to this from the dasis. After that Devadasis too; The purpose of this article is to record the events that led to this act together.