Justice for Devadasis
Letter to the Editor
Dear Sir,
The proposed Karnataka Devadasi (Prevention, Prohibition, Relief & Rehabilitation) Bill marks a long overdue but progressive shift in eradicating a dehumanizing tradition.
Recognizing Devadasi children as legitimate heirs with rights to property, and facilitating paternity through DNA finally confronts institutional apathy.
However, enforcement must not echo past failures conviction rates remain dismal. Legal reform must be paired with sincere rehabilitation, land rights and dignity. Without empathetic implementation the law risks becoming another symbolic gesture in a lineage of forgotten promises. Karnataka must lead not just in legislation but in justice rooted in compassion.
Dr. Vijaykumar H K, Shaktinagar, Raichur
