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Sharmila Rege

1964 - 2013

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Sharmila Rege (7 October 1964 – 13 July 2013) was an Indian sociologist, feminist scholar and author of Writing Caste, Writing Gender. She led the Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women's Studies Centre, (the department of Gender Studies) at University of Pune since 1991. She received the Malcolm Adiseshiah award for distinguished contribution to development studies from the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) in 2006. She died of colon cancer on 13 July 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Sharmila Rege is the 7,428th most popular writer (down from 7,205th in 2024), the 1,517th most popular biography from India (down from 1,412th in 2019) and the 156th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Sharmila Rege ranks 7,428 out of 7,302. Before her are Maja Lidia Kossakowska, Aminatta Forna, Dareen Tatour, Matthew Quick, Teju Cole, and Megan Abbott. After her are Stephanie Savage, Ivana Bodrožić, Michael Azerrad, Chris Chibnall, Susan Cain, and Tim Winton.

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Among people born in 1964, Sharmila Rege ranks 1,162. Before her are Marise Payne, Andrew R. Wheeler, Romy Rosemont, Aminatta Forna, Kelly Jones, and Kathy Watt. After her are Craig Levein, Quinton Flynn, Andrew Maynard, Jennifer Gillom, Armen Gilliam, and Marti Noxon. Among people deceased in 2013, Sharmila Rege ranks 559. Before her are Vince Flynn, Sarabjit Singh, Todd Bennett, Andrew Simpson, Mindy McCready, and Sean Edwards. After her are Jason Molina, Afzal Guru, Noé Hernández, Igor Kurnosov, Arnaud Coyot, and Acer Nethercott.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sharmila Rege ranks 1,517 out of 1,861. Before her are Zubeen Garg (1972), Kulbhushan Jadhav (1970), Anjali Bhagwat (1969), CarryMinati (1999), Dhanraj Pillay (1968), and Sadhana Sargam (1969). After her are Geetha (1962), Kirti Kulhari (1985), Kalpana Patowary (1978), Tusshar Kapoor (1976), Rashmika Mandanna (1996), and Anntonia Porsild (1996).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Sharmila Rege ranks 156. Before her are Meena Alexander (1951), Dinesh D'Souza (1961), Nirupama Rao (1950), Tapan Kumar Pradhan (1972), Rita Chowdhury (1960), and Chetan Bhagat (1974). After her are Anuradha Roy (1967), Tarun Tejpal (1963), Anupama Chopra (1967), Vikram Chandra (1961), Prasoon Joshi (1971), and Anuja Chauhan (1970).

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