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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak

1942 - Today

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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (; born 24 February 1942) is an Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic. She is a University Professor at Columbia University and a founding member of the establishment's Institute for Comparative Literature and Society. Considered as one of the most influential postcolonial intellectuals, Spivak is best known for her essay "Can the Subaltern Speak?" and her translation of and introduction to Jacques Derrida's De la grammatologie. She has also translated many works of Mahasweta Devi into English, with separate critical notes on Devi's life and writing style, notably Imaginary Maps and Breast Stories. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is the 1,754th most popular writer (down from 1,663rd in 2019), the 261st most popular biography from India (down from 213th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak ranks 1,754 out of 7,302. Before her are Rick Riordan, Ivan Klíma, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Eustathius of Thessalonica, Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, and Sri Chinmoy. After her are Mário de Andrade, Bob Woodward, Mór Jókai, Adalberon, Antonio Skármeta, and Nora Ephron.

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Among people born in 1942, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak ranks 174. Before her are Prince Alexandre of Belgium, Herbjørg Wassmo, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Étienne Balibar, Nicole Fontaine, and Rei Kawakubo. After her are Pedro Rocha, Vasily Alekseyev, Richard Williams, Daniela Bianchi, Robert Ballard, and Eliso Virsaladze.

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In India

Among people born in India, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak ranks 261 out of 1,861. Before her are Dignāga (480), Dhyan Chand (1905), Priyanka Gandhi (1972), Pushyamitra Shunga (-300), Dharmendra (1935), and Rakhee Gulzar (1947). After her are Kittur Chennamma (1778), Hemachandra (1089), Murad Bakhsh (1624), Anna Leonowens (1831), Ravidas (1450), and Godfrey Brown (1915).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak ranks 33. Before her are Vidyapati (1352), Deepak Chopra (1946), B. K. S. Iyengar (1918), Namdev (1270), Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820), and Mahadevi Varma (1907). After her are Anna Leonowens (1831), Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (1876), Andal (800), Sankardev (1449), Kuvempu (1904), and Dnyaneshwar (1275).

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