Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta

Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta is in the IAS, currently based in Bengaluru.

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Women members of the Constituent Assembly — back row (standing, from left): Kamala Chaudhari, Sucheta Kripalani, G. Durgabhai, Qudsiya Aizaz Rasul, Purnima Banerji, Dakshayani Velayudhan. Front row (sitting, from left): Renuka Ray, Hansa Mehta, Amrit Kaur, Annie Mascarene, Ammu Swaminathan.

Review of Founding Mothers of the Indian Republic — Gender Politics of the Framing of the Constitution: In search of missing mothers

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Stories of empathy on public health, children with special needs and palliative care

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A file photo of the Wellcome Collection museum.

Museums, empire and racism

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Cornelia Sorabji.

A college of their own — the glass ceiling in elite higher education

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A short history of the Nobel Prize in Literature

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India’s Jhulan Goswami celebrates with the trophy and teammates after winning the match against England in the third women’s one day international match, at Lord’s, London, on September 24, 2022.

In the stands at Jhulan Goswami’s farewell match

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Devaram Meghwal, sits next to the photo of his son, Inder, at the house of his brother on the outskirts on Surana village.

What the brief life of Inder Meghwal tells us

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Women panchayat heads of over 150 panchayats at an interaction organised by Collector K. Shanthi in Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu on August 12, 2022.

Why women are the game-changers in local governments

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Contemplating on the role of Gandhi in the 21st century, Rajmohan points out that for the people whom he led to freedom, Gandhi was first a symbol of love.

Review of Rajmohan Gandhi’s India After 1947 —Reflections and Recollections: Quest for fraternity

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This is the story of an extraordinary woman — a wife, a mother, a friend, a dedicated khadi spinner, a mentor, and a powerful and inspiring figure in the struggle for Indian independence.

Long walk to freedom: An insider view into Kasturba’s life

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Author Geetanjali Shree poses with the 2022 International Booker Prize award for her novel ‘Tomb of Sand’ in London, on May 26, 2022.

Where women make their way through the world as freely as men

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Opinion | Make a habit of caring — a pandemic reflection

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Why don’t you write something I might read? review: Free hit

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Karnataka has over 5,600 rural public libraries in its gram panchayats.

The public library is a portal to a better future

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