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Bangalore Nagarathnamma
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“I cannot let this book go no matter how many times I read it...it is as adorable as Lord Krishna.”
Bangalore Nagarathnamma (1878–1952) said by 1952 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Medium Article - A tale of two devadasis - 22 May 2019 - Archive
“As it is not only written by a woman but by a woman who was born into the same community as mine, I intend to edit and publish it in a proper form.”
Bangalore Nagarathnamma (1878–1952) said by 1952 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Firstpost Article - An early 20th century tale of censorship - 22 Mar 2020 Archive
“Perhaps the concept of shame applies to only women but not men. Maybe because she was a ‘prostitute’ she was able to write crude depictions of sex without shame. In that case, it surely must not suit the supposed learned men to depict conjugal pleasures in the same way?. (as a sarcastic retort to criticism of the original work and her 1910 edition containing sexual/erotic passages, believed to being unsuitable for women)”
Bangalore Nagarathnamma (1878–1952) said by 1952 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Firstpost Article - An early 20th century tale of censorship - 22 Mar 2020 Archive