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Nari Kamakshi

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how the system denied me a passport because i am a devadasi s daughter

How the System Denied Me a Passport Because I am a Devadasi's Daughter

My mother, like thousands of others, was dedicated to a temple as a child. Yet she raised me with dignity, strength, and defiance, working as a daily wage labourer to put me through school. I grew up watching her resist quietly, refusing to break under the same weight that crushed so many others.