Question

Review the contribution of Uma Chakravarti to the Feminist historiography.

Answer 1

Uma Chakravarti is an Indian historian and feminist who taught at the Miranda House, University of Delhi. Her scholarship focused on Buddhism, early Indian history, 19th century history, and contemporary issues. She has also been an activist associated with the women's movement and the movement for democratic rights, participating in several fact-finding committees including the `Interoal Tribunal on Justice for Gujarat'. A leading scholar of feminist history-writing in India, she has been called the `founding mother' of the Indian women's movement.[

Uma Chakravarti



Uma Chakravarti - May 2015

Born20 August 1941[1

Delhi

Academic backgroundAlma materBenaras Hindu UniversityAcademic workInstitutionsMiranda House, University of DelhiNotable worksSocial Dimensions of Early Buddhism
Rewriting History: The Life and Times of Pandita Ramabai