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sociologist, anthropologist, educationist, and writer (1905-1970)

Irawati Karve

1905–1970, born Myanmar, writes in Marathi, English, writer, poet

Irawati Karve was an Indian sociologist, anthropologist, educationist and writer from Maharashtra, India. She was one of the students of G.S. Ghurye, the founder of sociology in India. She has been regarded as the first female Indian sociologist.

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Books on record

On Open Library

Editions Open Library lists under this name; a namesake may slip in.

Awards

1968Sahitya Akademi Award for Yugant

Elsewhere

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Also writing in Marathi

Kusumagraj

1912–1999Marathi poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer (1912–1999)