Gail Omvedt: Feisty Theoretician, Spirited Activist, and Staunch Anti-Caste Crusader

Gail Omvedt (1949-2021) has been widely regarded as the voice of voiceless and the marginalised, celebrated for her vociferous and pro-subaltern mode of academic activism. She was born in Minneapolis, USA and lived her life in Kasegav, Sangli (Maharashtra). Omvedt came to India in 1971 for her docto...

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Main Author: Mir, Suheel Rasool (Author)
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Published: Univ. 2021
In: Nidān
Year: 2021, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 98-101
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