Women In Mahesh Dattani's Dance Like A Man

The Devadasis of India are the devotees of God. However, society views them from two different perspective –divine and slave. Devadasi who gives her whole life to serve God and do all the holy work related to the temple. Devadasi forced into the role of a denied any desire or voice to speak their mind. Their family decides their future and puts them in temple for rest of their life. The devadasi are treated as object. The women who all are involved in this kind of tradition their personal identity is lost somewhere and they are moving in a single circle. Devadasi in ancient time who served god (Deva), and man who assumed godly status, as a slave and consider it an honor in doing so. The

In this Act1 there is conversion between Ratna and Amritlal. Ratna is learning the dance art from Chenni amma .Chenni Amma is a devadasi. In the conversation between Ratna and Amritlal, Ratna says that my adults always told me that speaks with a respect to everyone. I haven’t done anything wrong so why should I suffer. I don’t speak in front of everyone . Chenni Amma is giving dance class in Mysore school . She don’t get anyone between whom she dedicated his all knowledge of art. Chenni Amma doesn’t mind at all being poor and lonely. She is really frustrated with her life in youth she can’t express her art in front of many people .All her childhood spent in training and she serve get a chance to perform her art. When Chenni Amma get to know that I am dancer then she pleaded me to learn her dancing art. Chenni Amma not only want her art of dance to be continued by someone . After that I had start a regular training from