Book Review: The Fifteen- The Lives and Times of the Women in India’s Constituent Assembly by Angellica Aribam and Akash Satyawali
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Namrata reviews The Fifteen- The Lives and Times of the Women in India’s constituent assembly by Angellica Aribam and Akash Satyawali (Hachette India, 2024) recognizing it as a call to action.
The Fifteen by Angellica Aribam and Akash Satyawali shines a much-needed spotlight on the lives and legacies of 15 extraordinary women—Ammu Swaminathan, Annie Mascarene, Begum Qudsia Aizaz Rasul, Dakshayani Velayudhan, Durgabhai Deshmukh, Hansa Mehta, Kamla Chaudhari, Leela Roy, Malati Choudhury, Purnima Banerji, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Renuka Ray, Sarojini Naidu, Sucheta Kripalani, and Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit—each of whom played a pivotal role in drafting the Indian Constitution. Representing just 5 percent of the 299-member Constituent Assembly, these women came from vastly different walks of life, yet they shared a common vision: a just, inclusive, and democratic India.
