Bharatanatyam — Landmark Events

Landmark Events

Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act, 1947

1947

While not a judicial judgment, this legislative act had a profound 'judgment-like' impact on Bharatanatyam's trajectory. It legally abolished the Devadasi system, which was the…

Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO Convention, 2003)

2003 (Convention adopted)

Though an international convention and not a domestic judgment, India's ratification of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has…