Women in Indian Sociology: Feminist Contributions, Pedagogy, and Praxis
The evolution of Indian sociology has been deeply influenced by the intellectual legacies of colonialism, nationalism, and modernity. These historical processes favored certain ways of creating knowledge, which often aligned with patriarchal, Brahmanical, and Eurocentric views. Additionally, these historical processes frequently excluded alternative modes of knowledge and marginalized subaltern perspectives. Within these dominant structures, women were predominantly...