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Which Indian social theorist had argued that the idea of a homogenized the 'cultural arrogance of post-enlightenment Europe'?

Ashis Nandy
Partha Chatterjee
T.K.Oommen
Rajni Kothari

Correct Answer: Ashis Nandy

Explanation:

Ashis Nandy traced the roots of colonialism's mandate to absolutize the relative differences between cultures to the cultural arrogance of Enlightenment Europe.

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