One of the broad definitions of feminism, is the that of bell hooks, where she defined feminism as ‘the movement to end sexism, sexual exploitation and sexual oppression’ (2000:33). Though the focus is on recognizing, of how sexism is built on the twin axis of exploitation and oppression of the dominant gender over the other, it also emphasizes that this recognition cannot be separated from racism, casteism, or how the contemporary is framed by colonial histories, slavery, indentured labour, as core to the exploitation of labour under capitalism (Ahmad: 2017: 5). Thus, intersectional perspective is the to one’s engagement as a feminist and the definition as a feminist.
