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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Sharmila Rege is the 7,238th most popular writer (down from 7,205th in 2019), the 1,486th most popular biography from India (down from 1,412th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Sharmila Rege ranks 7,238 out of 7,302Before her are Douglas Stuart, Jacqueline Woodson, Matthew Reilly, Matthew Quick, Teju Cole, and Megan Abbott. After her are Stephanie Savage, Susan Cain, Tim Winton, Tanya Malyarchuk, Josh Singer, and Coral Herrera.

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Among people born in 1964, Sharmila Rege ranks 945Before her are Jane Espenson, Adam Carolla, Mike Riley, Marise Payne, Andrew R. Wheeler, and Kathy Watt. After her are Craig Levein, Quinton Flynn, Jennifer Gillom, Armen Gilliam, John Sheridan, and Ross Kemp. Among people deceased in 2013, Sharmila Rege ranks 553Before her are Rod Grams, Vince Flynn, Todd Bennett, Andrew Simpson, Mindy McCready, and Sean Edwards. After her are Jason Molina, Noé Hernández, Igor Kurnosov, Burry Stander, Donna Hartley, and Michael Hastings.

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In India

Among people born in India, Sharmila Rege ranks 1,486 out of 1,861Before her are Ayesha Takia (1986), Kalpana (1965), Badshah (1985), Zubeen Garg (1972), CarryMinati (1999), and Sadhana Sargam (1969). After her are Kirti Kulhari (1985), Kalpana Patowary (1978), Tusshar Kapoor (1976), Rashmika Mandanna (1996), Anntonia Porsild (1996), and Vijay Sethupathi (1978).

Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Sharmila Rege ranks 153Before her are Sushmita Banerjee (1964), Meena Alexander (1951), Dinesh D'Souza (1961), Nirupama Rao (1950), Tapan Kumar Pradhan (1972), and Chetan Bhagat (1974). After her are Anupama Chopra (1967), Meena Kandasamy (1984), Sona Mohapatra (1976), and Ritu Menon (2000).