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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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Sugar in Nestlé baby food sold in African countries shows how corporations influence public policy
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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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.
Smitha Nair
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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.”
Smitha Nair
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Video series: How Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit became the voice of Indian democracy on the global stage
Episode 2: “No one had stepped up to talk about Britain role in World War II in that language. And I think her voice mattered a lot in that context.”
Smitha Nair
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography