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This is the story of a girl born in a small village on
the border of Karnataka & Maharashtra. A girl, whose
childhood is yet untouched and full of pure innocence
but she still falls prey to one of the unconventional
and downtrodden systems of our society; a stigma of being
a 'Devdasi'.
Gradually, as time passes by, she inadvertently becomes
an object of desire - The one with whom the so-called
highly respected and well-known people of the society
could suffice their hunger for lust.
One day, her destiny takes a much-awaited turn, when
she decides to give birth to a new life, which in turn
gives her hope and adds zest to her life. This further
redefines her morbid life with a new meaning, liberating
her off all the shackles. She commits herself that she
will fight all odds to educate her child and do everything
possible that could make way for her child to lead a
normal and best life. But the very fact, was not so
easy to digest for the respectable people that a sex
worker's child will be given an equivalent standard
of education as being received by the children of the
well-to-do people of the society.
As it is said, every black cloud has a silver lining,
the same way, Vijay, an NRI, was the man, who came as
a ray of hope and brightened the life of Pranali .One
who empathized with her dilemma. Vijay not only wrote
a book on Pranali's struggle for survival but also brought
to light the problems she faced in upbringing her child
and gave her a normal life in this inhumane and hostile
society.
As the book was published, the forbidden truths about
the society's so-called well-known people were unveiled.
When he got a Royalty for the book, he started a small
business and through this he brought the lives of other
helpless sex workers back on track - who were waiting
desperately for a reformation which could change their
lives for better.
PRANALI - The Tradition is a never ending story of
a Devdasi girl , whose innocent childhood was hampered
and charred in the horrendous and evil fire of our society
leading her to live an atrocious life of a 'Devdasi'.
The dark facts of Pranali's life unveil the forbidden
truths of the well-known people in the society. It also
talks about the intolerance of idea that by education,
a sex worker's child can win a respectable place and
live her life amiably in this society. Like a ray of
hope, Vijay's presence in Pranali's life and shouldering
her child's responsibility, helps to groom her and her
child's life. Along with grooming her own life, Pranali
molded the lives of other women and gave a new definition
and direction to their otherwise meaningless lives.
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