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Indian Anthropologist Defies Racist Theories in 1920s Germany

Iravati Karve, India's first female anthropologist, challenged her German advisor's racist theories on cranial asymmetry and racial superiority during her doctoral studies in 1927 Berlin, using a meticulous study of 149 skulls to disprove his hypothesis and defying prevailing racial biases.

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