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  • October 31, 2024

Dalit woman awarded for research on caste and gender equality

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Rising from the slums of Pune, Shailaja Paik became a MacArthur “genius” fellow. She was awarded $800,000 for her pioneering research on the lives of Dalit women, focusing on caste, gender, and sexuality.

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