Dalit Studies Expert Receives 2024 MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ Award
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation revealed its 2024 class of fellows on Tuesday, commonly referred to as recipients of the “genius grant.” Among the honorees is 50-year-old Shailaja Paik, a scholar of modern Indian history at the University of Cincinnati, originally from India. Her research delves into caste-based discrimination and its complex…