‘Invisibilisation of women leaders’: Stories of women who shaped the Indian constitution
Angellica Aribam and Akash Satyawali’s book The Fifteen delves into the stories of 15 women who were part of the assembly that drafted the constitution.
A Dalit woman, a Muslim royal, and one who Mahatma Gandhi nicknamed “Toofani” comprised the 15 women part of the constituent assembly that drafted the Indian constitution. Authors Angellica Aribam and Akash Satyawali have written about their stories in their new book The Fifteen: The lives and times of the women in India’s Constituent Assembly.
In a conversation with Newslaundry, Aribam and Satyawali talk about why women’s stories are not a part of popular narrative, sexism, and challenges faced by women in the constituent assembly. They also discuss anecdotes of women leaders such as Sarojini Naidu, Malati Choudhary, and Dakshayani Velayudhan.
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