Sucheta Kripalani
Topic: Framing the Indian Constitution · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 4 "Framing the Constitution"
Meaning
Sucheta Kripalani was a freedom fighter and one of the fifteen women members of the Constituent Assembly, elected from the United Provinces. She was active in the Quit India movement of 1942. After Independence she rose in politics. She became India's first woman Chief Minister when she took charge of Uttar Pradesh in 1963.
Example
At the Assembly's midnight session of 14-15 August 1947, when India became independent, Sucheta Kripalani sang "Vande Mataram", "Sare Jahan Se Achha" and "Jana Gana Mana" in the House.
Don't confuse with
- J.B. Kripalani: her husband. He was a separate Assembly member who headed the Flag Committee and the Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee.
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- B.R. Ambedkar
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- Alladi Krishnaswamy Aiyar
- B.N. Rau
- S.N. Mukherjee
- Women in the Constituent Assembly
- Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
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