Ep 2: Sexual atrocities under 1000yrs of colonial rule and Hindu trans-generational trauma

South Asian Feminism repeatedly lionizes Mughal rule including faux-feminist takes on the liberation of women in Harems, when the reality was that life for women in colonial rule was stark. Violence against women has been a salient feature of colonialism. We talk about sexual slavery in Harems, Jauhar and the trans-generational trauma of Hindu women from being repeatedly reminded of that history. 02.15 - Unique Hindu context and it's absence in South Asian feminism 08.10 - Hindu experience: exploitation of women during invasions and foreign rule. 17.56 - shortfalls and lack of Bhartiya experience in South Asian Feminism 20.30 - Hindu Transgenerational trauma and responses. Jauhar. 37.42 - Colonial excesses and case for decoloniality. 48.53 - British propaganda to corrupt Hindu identity 56.20 - Inaction w.r.t factual correction of historical narratives. Glorification of invaders.