Gail Omvedt
Gail Omvedt (2 August 1941 – 25 August 2021) was an American-born Indian sociologist and human rights activist. She was a prolific writer and published numerous books on the anti-caste movement, Dalit politics, and women's struggles in India. Omvedt was involved in Dalit and anti-caste movements, environmental, farmers' and women's movements, especially with rural women.Omvedt's dissertation was titled ''Cultural Revolt in a Colonial Society: The Non-Brahman Movement in Western India, 1873-1930''.
Omvedt's academic writing includes numerous books and articles on class, caste and gender issues. Besides undertaking many research projects, she was a consultant for FAO, UNDP and NOVIB and served as a Dr Ambedkar Chair Professor at NISWASS in Orissa, a professor of sociology at the University of Pune and an Asian guest professor at the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Copenhagen. She was a senior fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library and research director of the Krantivir Babuji Patankar Sanstha. Provided by Wikipedia
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Bhartateel Bauddhdham : Brahmanidharma va Jatiyatela Aavhana / by Omvedt, Gail
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We will smash this prison! : Indian women in struggle / by Omvedt, Gail
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Cultural revolt in a colonial society : the non Brahman movement in western India, 1873 to 1930 / by Omvedt, Gail
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Buddhism in India : challenging Brahmanism and caste / by Omvedt, Gail
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Reinventing revolution : new social movements and the socialist tradition in India / by Omvedt, Gail
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Understanding caste : from Buddha to Ambedkar and beyond / by Omvedt, Gail
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Dalits and the democratic revolution : Dr. Ambedkar and the Dalit movement in colonial India / by Omvedt, Gail
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Seeking Begumpura : the social vision of anticaste intellectuals / by Omvedt, Gail
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Reinventing revolution : new social movements and the socialist tradition in India / by Omvedt, Gail
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Growing up untouchable in India : a dalit autobiography / by Moon, Vasant
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Growing up untouchable in India : a dalit autobiography / by Moon, Vasant
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Land, caste, and politics in Indian states /
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