J. Devika | |
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Born | 6 May 1968 Kollam, Kerala, India[1] | (age 56)
Occupation | Professor |
Genre | Women's studies, sociology, history |
Literary movement | Feminism |
Notable works | Kulasthreeyum Chanthappennum Undayathengane |
Website | |
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Jayakumari Devika (Malayalam: ജെ. ദേവിക, born 6 May 1968) is a Malayali historian, feminist, social critic and academic from Kerala.[2] She currently researches and teaches at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram as a professor.[3] She has authored several books and articles on gender relations in early Kerala society.[4] She is bilingual and has translated both fiction and non-fiction books between Malayalam and English. She also writes on gender, politics, social reforms and development in Kerala on publications like Kafila, Economic and Political Weekly and The Wire.[5]