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.

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]

Major publications

Books

Edited volumes

Translations

References

  1. ^ a b c 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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