Jan 25, 202315 women who helped in drafting the Indian constitutionMansi Dua
It had 15 women
Out of 389 members of the Constituent Assembly, 15 were women.canva
Who are they?
They were freedom fighters, lawyers, reformists, suffragettes and politicians. Meet them.canva
Ammu Swaminathan and Dakshayani Velayudhan
Ammu Swaminathan was an upper-caste Hindu family from Kerala who formed the Women’s India Association in 1917 in Madras.Dakshayani Velayudhan was the leader of the then Depressed Classes.TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Begum Aizaz Rasul and Durgabai Deshmukh
Begum Aizaz Rasul was the only Muslim woman member of the Constituent Assembly.Durgabai Deshmukh was a freedom fighter who participated in the Non-Co-operation Movement.TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Kamla Chaudhary and Hansa Jivraj Mehta
Kamla Chaudhary was an active participant in the Civil Disobedience Movement launched by Gandhi in 1930.Hansa Mehta was a reformer, a social activist, an educator and writer.TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Leela Roy and Malati Choudhury
Leela Roy, along with her friends, founded the Dipali Sangha and established schools.Malati Choudhury, during the Salt Satyagraha, accompanied by her husband joined the Indian National Congress and participated in the movement.TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur and Purnima Banerjee
Amrit Kaur was India’s first Health Minister and she held that post for ten years.Purnima Banerjee was the secretary of the Indian National Congress committee in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Sarojini Naidu and Renuka Ray
Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to become the president of the Indian National Congress.Renuka Ray she was a member of the Central Legislative Assembly, then of the Constituent Assembly and the Provisional Parliament.TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Sucheta Kriplani and Vijalakshami Pandit
Sucheta Kriplani is remembered for her role in the Quit India Movement of 1942.Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the sister of India’s first PM, Jawaharlal Nehru.TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Annie Mascarene
Annie Mascarene was the first woman to be part of the Travancore State Congress Working Committee.TIMESOFINDIA.COM