Gail Omvedt
American-born Indian activist
Died when: 80 years 23 days (960 months)Star Sign: Leo
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 .
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