🔆Women in the Constituent Assembly:
📍Ammu Swaminathan (1894-1978)
✅ Hailed from Palakkad, Kerala; married Subbarama Swaminathan.
✅Contributions: Advocated for gender equality and spoke on the Hindu Code Bill despite male-dominated ridicule.
📍Annie Mascarene (1902-1963) :
✅ Born in Travancore, Latin Christian family; academic brilliance led her to law.
✅Contributions: Advocated for universal adult franchise and a strong Centre while promoting local government autonomy.
📍Begum Qudsia Aizaz Rasul (1909-2001) :
✅ From a royal family in Punjab; opposed purdah after marriage.
✅Contributions: Opposed separate electorates for religion and debated Muslim upliftment and Indian nationalism.
✅Post-independence: Elected to the Rajya Sabha; promoted women’s hockey.
📍Dakshayani Velayudhan (1912-1978) :
✅ First Dalit woman graduate in science; Pulaya community.
✅Contributions: Opposed separate electorates, emphasizing nationalism and equality.
📍Renuka Ray (1904-1997)
✅ Born in Pabna, now Bangladesh; studied at LSE after meeting Gandhi.
✅Contributions: Advocated for Hindu Code Bill, women’s rights to inheritance, and opposed women’s reservation as a barrier to growth.
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📍Ammu Swaminathan (1894-1978)
✅ Hailed from Palakkad, Kerala; married Subbarama Swaminathan.
✅Contributions: Advocated for gender equality and spoke on the Hindu Code Bill despite male-dominated ridicule.
📍Annie Mascarene (1902-1963) :
✅ Born in Travancore, Latin Christian family; academic brilliance led her to law.
✅Contributions: Advocated for universal adult franchise and a strong Centre while promoting local government autonomy.
📍Begum Qudsia Aizaz Rasul (1909-2001) :
✅ From a royal family in Punjab; opposed purdah after marriage.
✅Contributions: Opposed separate electorates for religion and debated Muslim upliftment and Indian nationalism.
✅Post-independence: Elected to the Rajya Sabha; promoted women’s hockey.
📍Dakshayani Velayudhan (1912-1978) :
✅ First Dalit woman graduate in science; Pulaya community.
✅Contributions: Opposed separate electorates, emphasizing nationalism and equality.
📍Renuka Ray (1904-1997)
✅ Born in Pabna, now Bangladesh; studied at LSE after meeting Gandhi.
✅Contributions: Advocated for Hindu Code Bill, women’s rights to inheritance, and opposed women’s reservation as a barrier to growth.
#history #prelims_facts #prelims #polity
#modern
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