[WSMDiscuss] Rest in Power- Prof. Gail Omvedt

Fri Aug 27 17:19:40 CEST 2021

Friday, August 27, 2021

Thank you, Umakant, for this fond post on Gail, who was a truly remarkable activist, thinker, and intellectual, and thank you for reminding us of the seminal nature of her writings.  I can only imagine what a loss her going is for you and for all those who were members of that circle.

I join all others who knew and/or remember Gail, in saluting her : Gail, Walk on in Power !

I knew Gail far less that I now wish…  We met for the first time only in 1999, and then subsequently met just a few times – but each occasion was memorable.  Including an especially warm and enjoyable evening in Delhi, together with Bharat Patankar, her life and ideological partner.  What a strong person !  And what a privilege to have known her.

            In celebration of a great person – and personality - and of a great life, well lived !

            Jai

> On Aug 25, 2021, at 7:08 AM, Umakant via WSM-Discuss <wsm-discuss at lists.openspaceforum.net> wrote:
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> Dear Friends
> Greetings! It is a sad news I would like to share with you is that renowned scholar cum activist Prof. Gail Omvedt passed away at Kasegaon, Sangli in Maharashtra. She was 81 year old. It is a loss which could never be compensated.  
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> I am at loss of words to explain my grief over her passing away. Gail Madam, as we lovingly use to call her, is no more with us, is hard to believe. She would, however, remain with us through her seminal writings (books and articles).
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> Rest in Power Prof. Gail Omvedt!
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> Do pass it on to others in your circle/network.
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> India Will Remember Gail Omvedt Forever
> Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd, The Wire, August 25, 2021
> https://thewire.in/society/india-will-remember-gail-omvedt-forever <https://thewire.in/society/india-will-remember-gail-omvedt-forever>
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> Scholars study her books to understand the question of caste and untouchability, and also to change the caste system.
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> Researcher, author Gail Omvedt passes away
> Alok Deshpande, The Hindu, Mumbai, August 25, 2021
> https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/researcher-author-gail-omvedt-passes-away/article36091934.ece <https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/researcher-author-gail-omvedt-passes-away/article36091934.ece>
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> Researcher, author and one of the intellectual voices of the Bahujan movement Gail Omvedt passed away on August 25. She was 81.
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> Researcher, author Dr. Gail Omvedt passes away at 81
> Express News Service, Pune, August 25, 2021
> Researcher, author Dr. Gail Omvedt passes away at 81 <https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/dr-gail-omvedt-dead-7469798/>
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> Researcher, author Dr. Gail Omvedt passes away at 81
> Dr. Gail Omvedt co-founded Shramik Mukti Dal with her husband and activist Bharat Patankar.
>  <https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/dr-gail-omvedt-dead-7469798/>
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> Dr. Gail Omvedt co-founded Shramik Mukti Dal with her husband and activist Bharat Patankar.
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> With Regards
> Umakant, Ph. D
> New Delhi
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> My final words of advice to you are educate, agitate and organize; have faith in yourself. With justice on our side I do not see how we can lose our battle. The battle to me is a matter of joy. The battle is in the fullest sense spiritual. There is nothing material or social in it. For ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is battle for freedom. It is the battle of reclamation of human personality. 
> B.R.Ambedkar
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