Aayushi BansalAIR 7 · CSE 2024 · 142 wordsTheir whole copy
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Gail Omvedt is a doyen of Indian Sociology who contributed across multiple fields.
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- Caste → she brought forth Dalit sociology by building a subaltern perspective. Her ideas on sub citizenship of Dalits, exclusion and stratification are immense.
- Movements → She also presented a typification of peasant movements, Dalit movements and so on.
- Rural sociology → She gave ideas on multiple modes of production in Indian agriculture varying from feudal in Bihar to capitalist in Punjab.
- Social classes → She also gave a typification of agrarian social classes in changing agriculture.
- Political structure → Her works on citizenship talked of women, sexual workers, Dalits & so on.
- Tribal sociology → She talked about tribal displacement due to demands of development in modern society.
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Gail Omvedt widened the horizons of sociology providing an alternate perspective of vulnerable sections.