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Anthropologist Leela Dube no more

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 3:44 AM IST

The end came at 8.30 AM. She was ailing for some time.

Leela is survived by two sons Mukul and Saurabh Dube.

She had pledged her eyes for donation.

Known for her work on kinship and in women's studies, the distinguished anthropologist wrote several books including 'Matriliny and Islam: Religion and Society in the Laccadives' on sociological studies and tribal affairs.

  

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