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Dakshayani Velayudhan: navy and gold cover with an open book and a lamp for the Constituent Assembly

Dakshayani Velayudhan: Life and the Constituent Assembly

Post author:BR Ambedkar
Post published: October 24, 2026
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Dakshayani Velayudhan (1912-1978), a prominent Dalit politician from Cochin (present-day Kerala), was the first and only Dalit woman to be a part of the Constituent Assembly of India. (Wikipedia, “Dakshayani…

Ayyankali: navy and gold cover with a bullock cart outline on a road for the Villuvandi Yatra

Ayyankali: Life, Villuvandi Yatra and School Entry

Post author:BR Ambedkar
Post published: October 24, 2026
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(1863-1941) was a Dalit social reformer in the princely state of Travancore in present day Kerala. He is famous for the Villuvandi Yatra of 1893. He also founded the Sadhu…