I'm generally skeptical of theories such as this - mostly because it attempts to externalize an issue.
When the crux of an argument involves pinning the blame on external factors, the onus for substantiation rises.
I would be interested in seeing actual gender roles in pre-colonial India vs. today (as opposed to a more idealistic and less accurate view of it we may have today).
FWIW, I'm Chinese and these hypotheses aren't new to us either. There are all kinds of theories that attempt to blame social ills on the period of Western dominance in China, but inevitably they are unsubstantiable and more driven by the need to blame someone for something.
This is definitely not a blame game. Do note that I've specified a few contributing factors in pre colonial times major one being the male dominance. The taboo is just stopping us to open up the issue.
I believe we can solve problem by finding the cause or in other words going to the first principles. That's how most things work.
Discarding a theory just on the basis of trying to list factors is probably not the best way to go about.
FWIW, I'm Indian and I'm not even a nationalist TBH.
When the crux of an argument involves pinning the blame on external factors, the onus for substantiation rises.
I would be interested in seeing actual gender roles in pre-colonial India vs. today (as opposed to a more idealistic and less accurate view of it we may have today).
FWIW, I'm Chinese and these hypotheses aren't new to us either. There are all kinds of theories that attempt to blame social ills on the period of Western dominance in China, but inevitably they are unsubstantiable and more driven by the need to blame someone for something.