Women In Constituent Assembly
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Reading the thoughts of the first generation of Independent India’s women political leaders
The Constituent Assembly of India had 15 women members, each of whom brought unique perspectives to the debates over the Constitution.
Ilika Trivedi
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Elections 2018: Number of women MLAs down to 9% from 11% in 2013-’14
There are only 62 women among the 678 MLAs who won in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram.
Tish Sanghera, IndiaSpend.com
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Video Series: Why Malati Devi Choudhury feel like a school student while drafting the Constitution
Episode 5: Malati Devi Choudhury fought a less visible but important battle to ensure Dalits, tribals and women were given equal rights in an independent India.
Smitha Nair
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Video series: Leela Roy inspired an entire generation of women in Bengal to embrace active politics
Episode 4: Leela Roy was a force to reckon with in an undivided Bengal and her role in rescuing women and refugees in the Noakhali riots is noteworthy.
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Video series: How Hansa Mehta influenced the words in the UN Declaration of Human Rights
Episode 3: “She was responsible for changing the wording in the UN Declaration of Human rights from human rights for men to human rights for all people.”
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Video series: How Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit became the voice of Indian democracy on the global stage
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Watch: Meet Figaro, the curious cat who loves to ‘help’ her human making pottery
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Watch: Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, walks the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival
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Video: Being Muslim in today’s India
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‘Barking news’: Woman turns journalist to ‘report’ on mischiefs and complaints by her pet dogs