Reading ‘Binaries’ in Nationalist Narratives in the Context of India – A Dissection

The collapse of old political frameworks of colonization and the reconfiguration of global power have been accompanied by an impulse to redefine, reassert, and reconfigure meanings of the nation on multiple levels. As colonial powers have begun retracting from countries they once imperialized, citizens of those countries have been given the opportunity to once again define their nation as they perceive it, rather than accept the definitions imposed on them by other powers. In this context, this paper actually is to examine and analyse the question of nationalism with gender identity. The key argument of this paper is that the valorisation of ‘women question’ in dominant nationalist narratives actually misread the actual nationalist discourse. Thus, this article provides an overview of some of the key concepts and literature in the study of gender and nationalism, including women; gender; the nation and the intersection of sexuality, race and gender within nationalist imaginations

Valorisation of ‘women question’ in dominant nationalist narratives actually misread the actual nationalist discourse.

The nationalist discourse in third world countries particularly in India symbolizes the politically salient aspect of gendered colonialism.

In postcolonial India, has emerged as a discursive totality that has subsumed the politics of indigenous identity.