Who among the following became a part of the Constituent Assembly from Madras
Constituency in 1946?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Ammu Swaminathan
- Ammu Swaminathan became part of the Constituent Assembly from Madras
Constituency in 1946. - She was drawn to the political and women’s rights movement from 1914 onwards.
- In 1917, she worked with Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Annie Besant, Muthulakshmi Reddy, and others to set the Women’s India Association (WIA) at Adyar, Madras. WIA transformed into one of the largest women’s rights organizations in India, and it worked to tackle social issues such as child marriage and the devadasi practice. It made representations before the Montague Chelmsford Commission, 1917 and Southborough Commission in 1918 and advocated for equality of voting rights for women.
- She was also involved in the Quit India Movement in 1942 which led to her imprisonment a year later.