Tamil Nadu Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act, 1947
GPTKB entity
Statements (17)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:action
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act, 1947
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| gptkbp:criminalizes |
Dedication of girls to temples
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1947
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
Government of Madras Presidency
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tamil Nadu Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act, 1947
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
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| gptkbp:prohibits |
Dedication of women as Devadasis
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| gptkbp:purpose |
Abolition of Devadasi system
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| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Devadasi system
Women’s rights in India |
| gptkbp:section |
Section 3 prohibits dedication
Section 4 penalizes dedication |
| gptkbp:status |
In force
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Devadasis
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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