Women's Issues are not a Matter of Politics

Women’s issues and feminism are universal, but does one hegemonic narrative of the Left and Liberal Westerners define all? There needs to be a celebration of diversity and multiple narratives. Bharat is a civilisational state long before most—a continuity of 8,000 years that has several perspectives that have been marginalised even in India. Is it ignorance or agenda-setting by Westerneducated elites after Independence? Whatever the reason, this is a huge marginalisation of a feminist civilisational state, where the Pancha Pativratas are celebrated for breaking the rules, and the male Gods are known by their spouses, Umapati (Lord Shiva), Lakshmipati (lord Vishnu), and Sitapati (Lord Rama).