Ganesh Narayandas Devy (born 1 August 1950)[1] is an Indian cultural activist, literary critic and former professor of English. He is known for the People's Linguistic Survey of India[2] and the Adivasi Academy created by him.[3] He is credited with starting the Bhaashaa research and Publication Centre.[4] He writes in three languages—Marathi, Gujarati and English. His first full-length book in English is After Amnesia (1992).[5] He has written and edited close to ninety books in areas including Literary Criticism, Anthropology, Education, Linguistics and Philosophy.[6]
G. N. Devy was educated at Shivaji University, Kolhapur and the University of Leeds, UK. Among his many academic assignments, he held fellowships at Leeds University and Yale University and has been THB Symons Fellow (1991–92) and Jawaharlal Nehru Fellow (1994–96). He was a Professor of English at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda from 1980 to 96. In 1996, he gave up his academic career in order to initiate work with the Denotified and Nomadic Tribes (DNT) and Adivasis. During this work, he created the Bhasha Research and Publication Centre at Baroda, the Adivasis Academy at Tejgadh, the DNT-Rights Action Group and several other initiatives. Later he initiated the largest-ever survey of languages in history, carried out with the help of nearly 3000 volunteers and published in 50 multilingual volumes.[7][8][9]
DakshinayanEdit
In response to the growing intolerance and murders of several intellectuals in India, he launched the Dakshinayan (Southward) movement of artists, writers, and intellectuals. In order to lead this movement and to initiate his work on mapping the world's linguistic diversity, he moved to Dharwad in 2016.[10] Devy returned his Sahitya Akademi Award in October 2015 as a mark of protest and in solidarity with other writers[11] sensing a threat to Indian democracy, secularism and freedom of expression and "growing intolerance towards differences of opinion" under the right-wing government.[12][13] The Dakshinayan movement follows the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. The movement has spread to several states in India such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Telangana, West Bengal, Uttara Khand, Punjab and Delhi.[14]
Opposition to Hindi as the national language of IndiaEdit
Devy is opposed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to adopt Hindi as the national language of India.[15] His view is that what is considered Hindi should actually be regarded as nearly 50 separate languages. He regards the central government's view about Hindi as "laughable and dangerous" imposition.[16]
AwardsEdit
G. N. Devy has received several Lifetime Achievement Awards. He was awarded Padma Shri on 26 January 2014 in recognition of his work with denotified and nomadic tribes and endangered languages.[17] He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award (1993) for After Amnesia, and the SAARC Writers’ Foundation Award (2001) for his work with denotified tribals. He was given the reputed Prince Claus Award (2003) for his work for the conservation of tribal arts and craft. His Marathi book Vanaprasth received eight awards including the Durga Bhagwat Memorial Award and the Maharashtra Foundation Award. Along with Laxman Gaikwad and Mahashweta Devi, he was one of the founders of The Denotified and Nomadic Tribes Rights Action Group (DNT-RAG). He won the 2011 Linguapax Prize for his work for the preservation of linguistic diversity.[18]
^"Scholar GN Devy's Life's Work Is The Best Reply To Those Rallying For One National Language".
^"Meet Ganesh Devy, the man who is out to map the world's linguistic diversity".
^"GN Devy on why he's returning his Sahitya Akademi award".
^"Gujarat cops knock at writer Ganesh Devy's doors after he returns Sahitya Akademi Award".
^"Now, Ganesh Devy returns his Sahitya Akademi award". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^"Ganesh Devy: Diminishing understanding between societies… I am trying to bridge divide". indianexpress.com. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
^Recording India's Linguistic Riches as Leaders Push Hindi as Nation's Tongue, Sameer Yasir, New York Times, June 11, 2022
^‘A threat to unity’: anger over push to make Hindi national language of India, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, The Guardian, 25 Dec 2022
^. 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
^"Devy gets Linguapax Award - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
^Rayan, Krishna (1993). "Review: THE CASE FOR NATIVISM". Indian Literature. 36 (4 (156)): 188–191. JSTOR 44295534.
^Mund, Subhendu (2002). "Reviewed Work: Of Many Heroes : An Indian Essay in Literary Historiography by G.N. Devy". Indian Literature. 46 (1 (207)): 188–191. JSTOR 23344554.
^Perry, John Oliver; Devy, G. N. (2003). "Reviewed Work: Indian Literary Criticism: Theory and Interpretation by G. N. Devy". World Literature Today. 77 (1): 95–96. doi:10.2307/40157830. JSTOR 40157830.
^Heredia, Rudolf C. (2006). "Review: Redeeming the Silence". Economic and Political Weekly. 41 (42): 4437–4438. JSTOR 4418832.
Devy talks about life and death of languages on TED on YouTube
October 21, 2023
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Ganesh Narayandas Devy born 1 August 1950 1 is an Indian cultural activist literary critic and former professor of English He is known for the People s Linguistic Survey of India 2 and the Adivasi Academy created by him 3 He is credited with starting the Bhaashaa research and Publication Centre 4 He writes in three languages Marathi Gujarati and English His first full length book in English is After Amnesia 1992 5 He has written and edited close to ninety books in areas including Literary Criticism Anthropology Education Linguistics and Philosophy 6 Padma ShriGanesh Narayandas DevyBorn 1950 08 01 1 August 1950 age 73 Bhor Pune District Bombay State now Maharashtra IndiaOccupationCritic thinker editor educator cultural activistNationalityIndianGenreLiterary CriticismNotable awardsPadma Shri 2014 Linguapax Prize 2011 Prince Claus Award 2003 SAARC Literary Award 2001 Sahitya Akademi Award 1993 Contents 1 Biography 2 Dakshinayan 3 Opposition to Hindi as the national language of India 4 Awards 5 Works 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksBiography EditG N Devy was educated at Shivaji University Kolhapur and the University of Leeds UK Among his many academic assignments he held fellowships at Leeds University and Yale University and has been THB Symons Fellow 1991 92 and Jawaharlal Nehru Fellow 1994 96 He was a Professor of English at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda from 1980 to 96 In 1996 he gave up his academic career in order to initiate work with the Denotified and Nomadic Tribes DNT and Adivasis During this work he created the Bhasha Research and Publication Centre at Baroda the Adivasis Academy at Tejgadh the DNT Rights Action Group and several other initiatives Later he initiated the largest ever survey of languages in history carried out with the help of nearly 3000 volunteers and published in 50 multilingual volumes 7 8 9 Dakshinayan EditIn response to the growing intolerance and murders of several intellectuals in India he launched the Dakshinayan Southward movement of artists writers and intellectuals In order to lead this movement and to initiate his work on mapping the world s linguistic diversity he moved to Dharwad in 2016 10 Devy returned his Sahitya Akademi Award in October 2015 as a mark of protest and in solidarity with other writers 11 sensing a threat to Indian democracy secularism and freedom of expression and growing intolerance towards differences of opinion under the right wing government 12 13 The Dakshinayan movement follows the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar The movement has spread to several states in India such as Gujarat Maharashtra Karnataka Goa Telangana West Bengal Uttara Khand Punjab and Delhi 14 Opposition to Hindi as the national language of India EditDevy is opposed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi s push to adopt Hindi as the national language of India 15 His view is that what is considered Hindi should actually be regarded as nearly 50 separate languages He regards the central government s view about Hindi as laughable and dangerous imposition 16 Awards EditG N Devy has received several Lifetime Achievement Awards He was awarded Padma Shri on 26 January 2014 in recognition of his work with denotified and nomadic tribes and endangered languages 17 He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award 1993 for After Amnesia and the SAARC Writers Foundation Award 2001 for his work with denotified tribals He was given the reputed Prince Claus Award 2003 for his work for the conservation of tribal arts and craft His Marathi book Vanaprasth received eight awards including the Durga Bhagwat Memorial Award and the Maharashtra Foundation Award Along with Laxman Gaikwad and Mahashweta Devi he was one of the founders of The Denotified and Nomadic Tribes Rights Action Group DNT RAG He won the 2011 Linguapax Prize for his work for the preservation of linguistic diversity 18 Works EditCritical Thought 1987 After Amnesia 1992 19 Of Many Heroes 1997 20 India Between Tradition and Modernity co edited 1997 In Another Tongue 2000 Indian Literary Criticism Theory amp Interpretation 2002 21 Painted Words An Anthology of Tribal Literature editor 2002 A Nomad Called Thief 2006 22 Keywords Truth contributor date unknown Vaanprastha in Marathi date unknown Adivasi Jane Che Tribal People Knows in Gujarati date unknown The G N Devy Reader 2009 The Being of Bhasha 2014 Samvad in Gujarati 2016 The Crisis Within On Knowledge and Education in India 2017 Trijyaa in Marathi 2018 The question of Silence 2019 Countering Violence 2019 See also Edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp India portalIndian literature Indian English LiteratureReferences Edit Sahitya Akademi Who s Who of Indian Writers Sahitya Akademi Archived from the original on 8 December 2015 Retrieved 24 March 2019 Rana Ratika 28 April 2022 Settling The Language Debate Here s How Hindi Is Far From Becoming India s National Language thelogicalindian com Kaushik Martand 1 July 2018 How GN Devy challenges our concept of knowledge The Caravan Retrieved 7 December 2019 Baroda NGO Bhasha Research and Publication Centre www baroda com Retrieved 16 April 2019 Devy G N 1 January 1992 After Amnesia Orient Longman ISBN 9780863112676 The Centre Cannot Hold How G N Devy Challenges Our Concept of Knowledge vikalpsangam org 23 July 2018 Retrieved 26 February 2021 The man who discovered 780 Indian languages Getting the language count right Scholar GN Devy s Life s Work Is The Best Reply To Those Rallying For One National Language Meet Ganesh Devy the man who is out to map the world s linguistic diversity GN Devy on why he s returning his Sahitya Akademi award Gujarat cops knock at writer Ganesh Devy s doors after he returns Sahitya Akademi Award Now Ganesh Devy returns his Sahitya Akademi award The Times of India timesofindia indiatimes com 11 October 2015 Retrieved 10 February 2019 Ganesh Devy Diminishing understanding between societies I am trying to bridge divide indianexpress com 2 February 2016 Retrieved 10 February 2019 Recording India s Linguistic Riches as Leaders Push Hindi as Nation s Tongue Sameer Yasir New York Times June 11 2022 A threat to unity anger over push to make Hindi national language of India Hannah Ellis Petersen The Guardian 25 Dec 2022 Print Release 22 February 2014 Archived from the original on 22 February 2014 Retrieved 30 December 2018 Devy gets Linguapax Award Times of India The Times of India 7 June 2011 Retrieved 30 December 2018 Rayan Krishna 1993 Review THE CASE FOR NATIVISM Indian Literature 36 4 156 188 191 JSTOR 44295534 Mund Subhendu 2002 Reviewed Work Of Many Heroes An Indian Essay in Literary Historiography by G N Devy Indian Literature 46 1 207 188 191 JSTOR 23344554 Perry John Oliver Devy G N 2003 Reviewed Work Indian Literary Criticism Theory and Interpretation by G N Devy World Literature Today 77 1 95 96 doi 10 2307 40157830 JSTOR 40157830 Heredia Rudolf C 2006 Review Redeeming the Silence Economic and Political Weekly 41 42 4437 4438 JSTOR 4418832 External links EditAdivasi Academy Tejgadh founded by G N Devy G N Devy in Gujarati Vishwakosh Archival Material at Leeds Library G N Devy Books at Google Books G N Devy Devy talks about life and death of languages on TED on YouTube Transcription of Devy s TED talk about life and death of languages Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title G N Devy amp oldid 1177586934, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
