Western Intellectual Colonialism and Scholastic Apartheid in India
Western scholars, predominantly White, have long dominated the interpretation and categorization of Indian culture, religion, and society with minimal resistance from Indian institutions.
In 1998, Jaswant Singh penned a powerful defense of India's nuclear weapons acquisition in his essay "Against Nuclear Apartheid". Today, attention must be focused on a different, yet equally problematic, issue: scholastic apartheid in the humanities.
India has endured a long history of scholastic apartheid, especially in the humanities.
This term refers to the deep-seated cultural and institutional barriers that have prevented Indian and non-Western scholars from engaging critically and equally with Western intellectual traditions.
Author's Summary
India faces intellectual colonialism and scholastic apartheid from Western scholars.
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