J. Devika

J. Devika
Born6 May 1968 (1968-05-06) (age 56)
Kollam, Kerala, India[1]
OccupationProfessor
GenreWomen's studies, sociology, history
Literary movementFeminism
Notable worksKulasthreeyum Chanthappennum Undayathengane
Website
swatantryavaadini.in

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]

  1. ^ "Devika Jayakumari | Centre For Development Studies – Academia.edu". cds.academia.edu. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ Sahadevan, Sajini (6 February 2018). "Women's presence in social media an ongoing struggle". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Centre For Development Studies". cds.edu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Centre For Development Studies". cds.edu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  5. ^ "About". KAFILA – 12 YEARS OF A COMMON JOURNEY. 19 October 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2020.