Gita Sahgal
Biographic Data
| ID | 10072727 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gita Sahgal |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gita |
| FAMILY NAME | Sahgal |
| SIGNATURE | SAHGAL G |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3023-6789 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
'A Circus of Sound Shaped From Many Tongues'
This essay will examine some of the ways in which the principles of universality and anti-colonialism informed the drafting of the UN Charter and the UDHR. My examples are mainly from India and Pakistan, but it is clear that women from many countries - some of whom had won battles against colonial powers in earlier decades, particularly women from Latin America who formed a strong contingent – were deeply invested in making women’s rights an expl…
Hindutva Past and Present
This essay outlines the beginnings of Hindutva, a political movement aimed at establishing rule by the Hindu majority. It describes the origin myths of Aryan supremacy that Hindutva has developed, alongside the campaign to build a temple on the supposed birthplace of Ram, as well as the re-writing of history. These characteristics suggest that it is a far-right fundamentalist movement, in accordance with the definition of fundamentalism proposed …
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Hindutva Past and Present
This essay outlines the beginnings of Hindutva, a political movement aimed at establishing rule by the Hindu majority. It describes the origin myths of Aryan supremacy that Hindutva has developed, alongside the campaign to build a temple on the supposed birthplace of Ram, as well as the re-writing of history. These characteristics suggest that it is a far-right fundamentalist movement, in accordance with the definition of fundamentalism proposed …
'A Circus of Sound Shaped From Many Tongues'
This essay will examine some of the ways in which the principles of universality and anti-colonialism informed the drafting of the UN Charter and the UDHR. My examples are mainly from India and Pakistan, but it is clear that women from many countries - some of whom had won battles against colonial powers in earlier decades, particularly women from Latin America who formed a strong contingent – were deeply invested in making women’s rights an expl…
Sociology (2 works) · Acoustics (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Aryan race (1 work) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (1 work) · Communication (1 work) · Dissent (1 work) · Fundamentalism (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Hinduism (1 work)