IGNCA exhibition highlights women’s role in framing the Constitution

A national-level exhibition titled ‘Neenv’, organised by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) under the Union Ministry of Culture, highlighted some of the best known women contributions in history.

A crucial component of Nari Samvad project, the exhibition attempted to celebrate, display and promote women’s voices, contributions and artistic expressions, besides highlighting the intellectual strength and vision of women who helped shape the Indian Constitution.

Commemorating the 75th Constitution Day, National Sanskrit University (NSU) Vice-Chancellor G.S.R. Krishnamurthy formally inaugurated the exhibition on Thursday at the IGNCA’s Tirupati Regional Centre in Tiruchanur, in the presence of SPMVV Director of Women’s Studies C. Vani, professor C. Uma and TDP’s women’s wing leader Pulivarthi Sudha Reddy.

“The exhibition is dedicated to the 15 remarkable women of the Constituent Assembly and their invaluable intellectual contributions to the framing of the Indian Constitution,” said IGNCA’s Regional Director K.T.V. Raghavan.

Mr. Krishnamurthy recalled the role of the 299 members in the Constituent Assembly, including the 15 distinguished women, who served across various committees. “The profound role played by these women members in shaping the nation’s foundational document should not go unrecognised,” he observed.

Ms. Vani, meanwhile, praised the exhibition for bringing forth the women’s voices in Constitutional history, adding that the Nari Samvad project exemplified the transformative power of dialogue, creativity and collective learning.

Ms. Sudha Reddy paid tributes to the 15 women, with special reference to Sarojini Naidu and Durgabai Deshmukh, calling them ‘distinguished women of Telugu origin’.

The exhibition ends on November 28 (Friday).