Irawati Karve: India's trailblazing female anthropologist who challenged Nazi race theories

Irawati Karve: India's trailblazing female anthropologist who challenged Nazi race theories

Irawati Karve, India's first female anthropologist, led a fascinating life that challenged patriarchal norms.

Who Was Irawati Karve? First Female Anthropologist In India

In an era when women's voices were often disregarded, Irawati Karve emerged as a symbol of curiosity and intellect. Born in 1905 in Burma (present-day Myanmar), she fulfilled her hunger for knowledge by moving abroad to study and became India's first female anthropologist. Beyond studying human society, she was passionate about many other studies, including sociology, anthropometry, serology, palaeontology, folk music, and feminist poetry. She h…