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Christian Lee Novetzke
Savitribai Phule: The firebrand intellectual who powerfully used the term ‘Dalit’ in her poetry
Her groundbreaking work influenced the struggle for the rights of women, Shudras and Dalits in 19th-century India and into the present.
Christian Lee Novetzke
· Oct 17, 2021 · 11:30 am
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