Dalit, Woman, Rebel: Why Dakshayani Velayudhan still matters
This International Women’s Day, we recall the legacy of one of the Constituent Assembly’s only Dalit women, reflecting on her contributions towards the abolition of untouchability and the protection against bonded labour within our constitutional scheme. 75 years after the Constitution’s adoption, as caste atrocities persist and thrive, remembering Velayudhan is resisting historical erasure.