May 8, 2026

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“Irawati has a lot to teach us.” – Urmilla Deshpande & Thiago Pinto Barbosa (Authors, Iru : The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve)

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Team Kitaab is in conversation with authors Urmilla Deshpande and Thiago Pinto Barbosa, on their latest work Iru : The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve (Speaking Tiger, 2024).

Urmilla Deshpande writes novels and short fiction. Her published work includes A Pack of Lies, Slither: Carnal Prose, and Body and Blood: Stories on Breaking the Ten Commandments.

Thiago Pinto Barbosa is a Brazilian anthropologist based in Leipzig and Berlin. Thiago’s doctoral dissertation published as Racializing Caste: Anthropology between Germany and India and the Legacy of Irawati Karve (1905-1970) has received multiple awards.

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