About the Book: Breaking Free: A Novel
Doesnt this life strike you as shameful?.
I am an artist. Thats the only thing that matters to me. .....
Kasturi and Lakshmi are born into the devadasi clan. While Kasturi thinks of
nothing other than the joy she experiences when shes dancing before the deity in
the temple, Lakshmi is troubled by the treatment dasis receive from society, the
secretive manner of her fathers visits to their house and his reluctance to
acknowledge her publicly as his daughter. To the surprise of those around her,
instead of learning to dance, a frustrated and angry Lakshmi insists on getting
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