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

· Mar 08, 2021 · 06:30 am

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

· Dec 14, 2018 · 11:16 am

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

· Feb 04, 2018 · 08:45 am

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

· Feb 03, 2018 · 08:30 am

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

· Jan 26, 2018 · 04:00 pm

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

· Jan 26, 2018 · 08:45 am

Video series: The story of Dakshayani Velayudhan, one of the women architects of the Indian Republic

Episode 1: She was the only Dalit woman to be elected to the Constituent Assembly and one of the 15 women to have left their imprint on the Indian Constitution.

Smitha Nair

· Jan 25, 2018 · 04:22 pm