Question

Who, among the following, is a scholar on disability issues?

• A. Jotiba Phule
• B. Ralph Ellison
• C. Anita Ghai
• D. Sharmila Rege

Hint:

Match each name to the field they are known for. Only one of the four wrote mainly on disability.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understanding the Concept:
Disability studies is an area of sociology that looks at how society treats persons with disabilities. In India, one well known scholar of this field is Anita Ghai, who wrote about disability, gender and identity. The question asks us to match the right scholar to this field.

Step 2: Check option (A).
Jotiba Phule was a nineteenth century social reformer. He worked on caste inequality and education for lower castes and women. He did not write on disability. So this option is wrong.

Step 3: Check option (B).
Ralph Ellison was an American writer, known for the novel Invisible Man, which deals with race. He is not a disability scholar. So this option is wrong.

Step 4: Check option (C).
Anita Ghai is an Indian scholar and activist. Her books, such as Rethinking Disability in India, deal with disability, the body and social exclusion. So this option is correct.

Step 5: Check option (D).
Sharmila Rege was a sociologist who studied caste and gender, and wrote about Dalit women. Her work is not mainly about disability. So this option is wrong.

Final Answer:
Anita Ghai is the scholar of disability issues. This is option 3. \[ \boxed{\text{Option 3}} \]