She is a leading Kannada critic who is well known for the feminist perspective she has used to examine Kannada literature. Her works include ‘Naduve Suliva Aatma’, ‘Naarikela’, and ‘Belakiginta Bellage Itta’. Her areas of interest include literary criticism, comparative literature studies, and cultural criticism from a feminist perspective. Dr Ashadevi is the recipient of several awards, including the Prof MM Kalburgi Prashasti, the Infosys award, the Akka Prashasti, and the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda award