Devadasi Women- An Exploratory study
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Date
2010
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UAS, Dharwad
Abstract
Research study was conducted on Devadasi Women in the year 2009-2010 in Hubli,
Navalgund of Dharwad district and Nargund of Gadag District of Karnataka with a sample
size of 80 Devadasi women. The data was collected on personal characteristics, awareness,
opinion, knowledge and suggestions for improvement of Government programmes. This
information was collected through pre tested structured interview schedule.
Devadasi women revealed that major reasons for dedication were poverty, social
customs and religious beliefs. Majority of Devadasis belonged to middle age (72.50%) most
of them were illiterates (86.50%) and belonged to scheduled caste (70.00%). Half of the
respondents were agricultural labourers. Most of the respondents were aware about subsidiary
income generating activities like dairy (68.75%), poultry (65.00%) and sheep rearing
(61.50%). Fourty per cent of Devadasi women had expressed favourable opinion towards the
income generating activities. More than 90 per cent of the respondents expressed the training
need on phenyle preparation followed by candle making (71.25%), vessel cleaning powder
preparation (66.20%), washing powder preparation (63.80%) and agarbatti making (57.50%).
After the training programme, in the high knowledge category of candle making there were
43.80 per cent of Devadasi women while in vessel cleaning powder preparation 31.20 per
cent, in washing powder preparation 27.50 per cent, in phenyle preparation 48.80 per cent
and in agarbatti making 40 per cent of Devadasi women were found.
Most (45%) of the respondents had received Below Poverty Line (ration) cards
followed by state Government masashana (26.20%) and janata houses (25.20%). Most
(87.50%) of the respondents suggested to provide pension for all Devadasis, janata houses
(86.25%) and employment reservation for their children (83.75%). There was association
between the education, size of the family and annual income with the awareness level of
income generating activities.
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Extension and Communication Management