Ruth Vanita

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Ruth Vanita is an Indian academic, activist and author who specialises [1] in British and Indian literary history with a focus on gender and sexuality studies. She also teaches and writes on Hindu philosophy.

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Early life and education

Vanita earned her BA, MA and PhD in English at Delhi University. [2]

Career

From 1994 to 1997 Vanita was Reader in the Department of English at Delhi University. [1] She is now a professor of English and World Cultures at the University of Montana, where she directs the program in South & South-East Asian Studies. [3]

While living in Delhi in 1978, Vanita co-founded Manushi: A Journal about Women and Society , a journal that combined academic research and grassroots activism. She served as the journal's unpaid, volunteer co-editor from 1979 to 1991. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Miller, Jane Eldridge, ed. (2002), "Vanita, Ruth", Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing, The Routledge who's who series, Psychology Press, p.  333, ISBN   9780415159814
  2. ↑ Global Feminisms Project (23 April 2004), Interview with Ruth Vanita, hdl:2027.42/55715
  3. ↑ "Ruth Vanita". University of Montana. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Review of A Play of Light:
    • Manjari, N. Pranava (November–December 1998), Indian Literature, 42 (6): 174–177, JSTOR   23342361 {{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  5. ↑ Reviews of Sappho and the Virgin Mary:
  6. ↑ Reviews of Love's Rite:
  7. ↑ Reviews of Gender, Sex, and the City:
  8. ↑ Reviews of Dancing with the Nation:
  9. ↑ Vanita, Ruth (15 April 2020). Memory of Light. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN   978-0-14-349766-0.
  10. ↑ The Dharma of Justice in the Sanskrit Epics: Debates on Gender, Varna, and Species. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. 31 October 2022. ISBN   978-0-19-285982-2.
  11. ↑ "Three Poems By Ruth Vanita". Outlook India. 29 April 2023.
  12. ↑ Reviews of In Search Of Answers:
  13. ↑ Reviews of Same-Sex Love in India:
  14. ↑ Review of Queering India:
  15. ↑ Reviews of India and the World:
  16. ↑ Review of Ugra:
    • Knight, Lisa I. (December 2010), International Journal of Hindu Studies, 14 (2/3): 343–345, JSTOR   41476628 {{citation}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  17. ↑ Varma, Mahadevi (16 August 2021). My Family. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN   978-93-5492-158-2.
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