This has been a vexed issue for Dalit feminism(s). Menon critiques the concept of intersectionality which congeals into non-recognition multiple axes of identity, seeing race as the primary oppression. In fact, this co-optation of feminist goals in nationalist neo-liberal agendas is a feature shared with many postsocialist economies. Over successive years, all homogenizing and patriarchal moves that accompany mainstream nationalism were subject to intense debate and scrutiny. Despite the mass presence of women in every kind of anti-imperialist resistance, feminist issues were not visible in the mainstream nationalist agenda, even well after independence in India. This interview centres around three themes: a) anti-colonial and nationalist convergences and disjunctures b) the tensions between feminism and nationalism and inherent contradictions within Indian feminism and c) knowledge economies. 109-120 Chapter in book (Refereed) Abstract 2021 (English) In: Postcolonial and postsocialist dialogues: intersections, opacites, challenges in feminist theorizing and practice / Redi Koobak, Madina Tlostanova, Suruchi Thapar-Björkert, London: Routledge, 2021, Vol.
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