9789385606281
Women Unlimited 2020
Language: English
233 Pages
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Th e 1990s were a turning point for the Indian Women’s Movement (IWM). New challenges complicated old issues, aff ecting our analyses and our strategies for mobilising. Feminists were pushed into questioning the universal category of ‘woman’, by women from minority communities and marginalised castes or sexualities, or by those with disabilities. Gaining Ground maps these new contours by taking up fi ve critical interventions made by movements that grew out of the IWM but established distinct identities around their concerns. Muslim women came together around community identity; Dalit women highlighted gender and caste patriarchy; sex workers challenged prevalent defi nitions of work; queer politics critiqued heteronormative sexuality; and women with disabilities raised searching questions about what constitutes an ideal body. Sadhna Arya off ers a compelling and comprehensive account of the expanding horizons of feminist organising, and of the vitality of women’s movements in India in the 21st century