G. N. Devy

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Literary 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]

Biography

G. N. Devy was educated at

Jawaharlal Nehru Fellow
(1994–96). He was a Professor of English at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda from 1980 to 96. In 1996, he gave up his academic career in order to initiate work with the Denotified and Nomadic Tribes (DNT) and Adivasis. During this work, he created the Bhasha Research and Publication Centre at Baroda, the Adivasis Academy at Tejgadh, the DNT-Rights Action Group and several other initiatives. Later he initiated the largest-ever survey of languages in history, carried out with the help of nearly 3000 volunteers and published in 50 multilingual volumes. Devy has continued to combine his academic work with his work for the marginalised communities and cultures. After creating the Adivasi Academy, Devy worked as Professor of Humanities at the Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information Technology (2003-2014), Gandhinagar,  Honorary Professor at the Centre for Multidisciplinary Development Research, Dharwad( 2015-18), Obaid Siddiqi Chair Professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences—TIFR, Bangalore (2022-23) and is currently Professor of Eminence and Director, school of Civilisation at the Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Bombay.   

Dakshinayan

In response to the growing intolerance and murders of several intellectuals in India, he launched the Dakshinayan (Southward) movement of artists, writers, and intellectuals. In order to lead this movement, he moved to Dharwad in 2016. The Dakshinayan movement follows the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.

Awards

G. N. Devy has received several Lifetime Achievement Awards. He was awarded

Mahashweta Devi, he was one of the founders of The Denotified and Nomadic Tribes Rights Action Group (DNT-RAG). He won the 2011 Linguapax Prize for his work for the preservation of linguistic diversity.[8]

Works

  • Critical Thought (1987)
  • After Amnesia (1992)[9]
  • Of Many Heroes (1997)[10]
  • India Between Tradition and Modernity (co-edited, 1997)
  • In Another Tongue (1992)
  • Indian Literary Criticism: Theory & Interpretation (2002).[11]
  • Painted Words: An Anthology of Tribal Literature (editor, 2002).
  • A Nomad Called Thief (2006)[12]
  • Keywords: Truth (contributor, date unknown)
  • Vaanprastha (in Marathi, date unknown)
  • Adivasi Jane Che ( Tribal People Knows, in Gujarati, date unknown).
  • The G. N. Devy Reader (2009)[13]
  • The Being of Bhasha (2014)
  • Samvad ( in Gujarati, 2016)
  • The Crisis Within: On Knowledge and Education in India (2017)[14]
  • Trijyaa (in Marathi, 2018)
  • The question of Silence (2019)
  • Countering Violence (2019)
  • Being Adivasi: Existence, Entitlements, Exclusion (co-edited; 2022) [15]
  • Mahabharata: The Epic and the Nation (2022)[16]
  • Badalata Bharat

See also

References

  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. ISBN 9780863112676
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  6. ^ "The Centre Cannot Hold : How G. N. Devy Challenges Our Concept of Knowledge". vikalpsangam.org. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Print Release". 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Devy gets Linguapax Award - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  9. JSTOR 44295534
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  10. JSTOR 23344554
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  11. JSTOR 40157830
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  12. JSTOR 4418832
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  13. ISBN 9788125036937
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  14. ISBN 9789383064106
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  15. ISBN 9780670093007
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  16. ISBN 9789390652907
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External links
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