Dharme Nari, Narite Dharma: Women Priests in Kolkata, West Bengal, AY 2025-26

File

Identifier: FLU.RG02.EXP.DIP.2025-26.033

Scope and Contents

Priesthood in Hinduism has been exclusively male for a long time through textual prescription, purity norms, and hereditary gatekeeping, but that has been transformed by recent entry of women into the field. This study investigates the emergence of women priests in Kolkata, West Bengal: a city whose reformist history and Shakta traditions make it a significant site for examining the renegotiation of gendered religious authority

Dates

Creation: AY 2025-26

Full Extent

4 digital object(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Undetermined

Additional Description

Physical Description

genreform: Photograph, Documentary, Presentation, Report

Faculty Mentor

Abha Basargekar

Student Researchers

Rutuja Swar (Group Representative), Ruqaiyya Bohari (Co GR), Devanshi Mitra, Tanishka Narsaria, Niyati Malhotra, Aaishah Thameem, Sahasra Koppala, Naavya Jalan, Manas Patil, Naail Hirani, Yash Kanugo, Prachi Agarwal, Prem Madhogaria, Rohini Santhosh