“Even progressive religious reform movements often retain vestiges of gendered control”. Discuss this tension. How do symbolic inclusions mask structural exclusions?
Topic: Social empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism. Q1. “Even progressive religious reform movements often retain vestiges of gendered control”. Discuss this tension. How do symbolic inclusions mask structural exclusions? (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why the question: Recent debates on women’s symbolic inclusion in temples, religious bodies, and rituals highlight the contradiction between …








