Ganesh Narayandas Devy | |
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Born | Bhor, Pune District, Bombay State (now Maharashtra), India | 1 August 1950
Occupation | Critic, thinker, editor, educator, cultural activist |
Nationality | Indian |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
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Ganesh Narayandas Devy (born 1 August 1950)[1] is an Indian cultural activist, literary critic and former professor of English. He is known for the People's Linguistic Survey of India[2] and the Adivasi Academy created by him.[3] He is credited with starting the Bhaashaa research and Publication Centre.[4] He writes in three languages—Marathi, Gujarati and English. His first full-length book in English is After Amnesia (1992).[5] He has written and edited close to ninety books in areas including Literary Criticism, Anthropology, Education, Linguistics and Philosophy.[6]