G. N. Devy


Ganesh Narayandas Devy
Born (1950-08-01) 1 August 1950 (age 74)
Bhor, Pune District,
Bombay State (now Maharashtra), India
OccupationCritic, thinker, editor, educator, cultural activist
NationalityIndian
GenreLiterary Criticism
Notable awards

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]

  1. ^ "Sahitya Akademi : Who's Who of Indian Writers". Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. ^ Rana, Ratika (28 April 2022). "Settling The Language Debate: Here's How Hindi Is Far From Becoming India's National Language". thelogicalindian.com.
  3. ^ Kaushik, Martand (1 July 2018). "How GN Devy challenges our concept of knowledge". The Caravan. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Baroda NGO - Bhasha Research and Publication Centre". www.baroda.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. ^ Devy, G. N. (1 January 1992). After Amnesia. Orient Longman. ISBN 9780863112676.
  6. ^ "The Centre Cannot Hold : How G. N. Devy Challenges Our Concept of Knowledge". vikalpsangam.org. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2021.

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