Author Catherine Rubin Kermorgant

Born in France and raised in New York, Catherine Rubin Kermorgant received a BA in Classics from Brown University and an MSc in Anthropology from the London School of Economics. After working for three years as an assistant on feature films and documentaries, she was hired as a Development Manager by Gaumont TV and began to research and write her own documentary films. One of her films, funded by BBC and Canal Plus, led her to South India, where she spent several months learning about devadasis. It was an experience that she would never forget. Committed to making their voices heard, she decided to write a book about their lives and their tradition. Catherine Rubin Kermorgant lives in Paris with her husband and her three children.