Amy Carmichael

A New Life in India

Amy arrived in India in 1895. The culture, language, food, and climate were completely different from Ireland.

She chose to wear Indian clothing — a simple sari — and live as closely as possible to the people she served. She did not want to seem foreign or distant.

Soon after arriving, Amy learned about young girls who were being dedicated to Hindu temples in a system known as the devadasi tradition. While originally religious in purpose, by the late 1800s the system often involved exploitation and abuse.

One day, a young girl escaped from a temple and came to Amy for help.

Amy hid her.

And everything changed.

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