Professor Shailaja Paik Becomes First Dalit MacArthur Genius Grant Recipient for Groundbreaking Research on Caste and Gender
Professor Shailaja Paik’s work brings to light how gender and sexuality have been used as tools of oppression against Dalit women within a Brahminical society. Professor Shailaja Paik, an Indo-American historian and expert in Dalit studies, has become the first Dalit person to receive the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, often referred to as the “Genius Grant.” … Read more