DIP Projects
Dharme Nari, Narite Dharma: Women Priests in Kolkata, West Bengal
Year
2026-27
City
Kolkata
State
West Bengal
Region
North India
Theme
Faith and Religion
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
Faculty Mentor
Group Members
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
