Answer to Question #134640 in History for BENJOLA ISAK

Question

·       What new perspective does Sinha offer for a global perspective on gender especially in the South Asian context? Identify her key ideas.

Answer 1

Mrinali Sinha, a known historian of Modern South Asia. She is also a historian of modern British Empire. She has written on various concepts of the political history. Her focus was on colonial India with emphasis on gender, anti-colonialism, and translation approaches. Gender perspective looks at the impact of gender on people's opportunities, social roles and interactions. Sinha is one of the women who fight for inclusivity, that is, women should be treated equally. They should be given opportunities like men. Her main emphasis is on the call to reappraise gender from a global perspective. The main perspective offered by Sinha include: women should be given opportunities to in high offices; they should be able to access health care, education. She also emphasized on fight against domestic violence targeting women. She also fought against inequality in economic structures and policies, in all forms of productive activities and in access to resources. She also fought against inequality between men and women in the sharing of power and decision-making, at all levels.