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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Books

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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. Gordon, Nicholas (14 November 2024). "Podcast with Ruth Vanita, author of "A Slight Angle"" . Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  13. Reviews of In Search Of Answers:
  14. Reviews of Same-Sex Love in India:
  15. Review of Queering India:
  16. Reviews of India and the World:
  17. 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)
  18. Varma, Mahadevi (16 August 2021). My Family. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN   978-93-5492-158-2.