Founding mothers of the Indian Republic : gender politics of the framing of the constitution /
Achyut Chetan.
- 335pages cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : towards a feminist reading of the making of the Constitution -- In the shadow of the founding fathers -- In search of the missing mothers -- Women's moral imaginary and constitutional politics : 1927-1946 -- Patterns of participation : women members in the Constituent Assembly -- Writing the rights : inscribing constitutional morality -- Reformulating the 'woman question' : challenging customs and traditions after the framing -- Conclusion : remembering the founding mothers.
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India. Constituent Assembly
Constitutional history--India--20th century. Women political activists--History--India--20th century. Women's rights--History--India--20th century. HISTORY / Asia / South / General HISTORY / Asia / South / General