The Devadasi, the Saint and the Author!
In 1927 she and other devadasis formed the Association of the Devadasis of Madras to champion the rights of devadasis. In 1910 her bold attempt of publishing Radhika Santwanamu, an 18th century erotic classic written by Muddu Palani, a devadasi, led to the first obscenity trial in India.