Abana Dhillon from Amritsar celebrates the founding mothers of Indian Constitution through her book

When celebrating International Women’s Day, it’s a must to mention the GOATs (in the language of the Gen Z, Greatest Of All Time) of the feminist movement in India! Dakshayani Velayudhan, the first Dalit woman graduate of Independent India and a member of the Constituent Assembly; Begum Qudsia Aizaz Rasul, the only Muslim woman in the Constituent Assembly and Durgabai Deshmukh, a child bride, who walked out of her marriage to contribute in drafting the Constitution of India.

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For the unversed, these were among the few women who laid the Constitutional foundation of India and bringing their achievements to the next generation is a young student from Amritsar, Abana Dhillon. A class nine student of Invictus International School, Abana has compiled her first book on the founding mothers of the Constitution of India. And the list not only includes these amazing women leaders of the time, but also the women folk artists, whose art finds a place in the most revered book of our democracy.

“The book highlights the often-overlooked contributions of the founding mothers of the Indian Constitution. These remarkable women, who played a crucial role in the drafting of our Constitution, are often overshadowed by their male counterparts, and I felt it is important to honour their legacy,” said Abana.

Abana shares that one of the most interesting and yet most challenging revelations of the process was discovering the monumental contribution of a daughter of our Punjab, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. “She not only contributed in the framing of the Indian Constitution but also the setting up of India’s most illustrious health institution – AIIMS,” she said.