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Raj Gauthaman

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Pudhupatti, Virudhu Nagar, Tamil Nadu, India

Died

November 13, 2024

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Raj Gauthaman was an Indian Tamil intellectual who pioneered new approaches to Tamil cultural and literary history studies in the late 20th century. He authored 20 research works that analyse the development of Tamil culture from ancient to modern periods with a focus on subaltern Dalit perspectives. He also wrote three novels and translated Sanskrit works into Tamil. Raj Gauthaman was a part of the core group of writers and thinkers, many of whom were Dalits, which shaped the thinking of the influential journal, Nirapirikai in the early 1990s. He worked in academia before retiring in 2011.
Raj Gauthaman was awarded the Pudhumaipithan Ninaivu Virudhu by the Canadian and American Tamil diaspora in 2018. He is being awarded the Vishnupuram Awa ...more

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	Dark Interiors: Essays on Caste and Dalit Culture by Raj Gauthaman, S. Theodore Baskaran (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	விளிம்புநிலை மக்களின் போராட்டங்கள் by Ranajit Guha, Susie Tharu, Tejaswini Niranjana really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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