Visionaries of New India
Meet the people who sat in the Constituent Assembly, debated fiercely, and gave India its Constitution. Their arguments still shape your life today.
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Chairman, Drafting Committee
“I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.”
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
President, Constituent Assembly
“India has but one soul and no division, no separation, can break it.”
Jawaharlal Nehru
Moved the Objectives Resolution
“At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.”
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Chairman, Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights
“Every citizen of India must remember that he is an Indian and he has every right in this country.”
Sarojini Naidu
Member & Poet, "Nightingale of India"
“We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.”
Hansa Mehta
Presented the National Flag to the Assembly
“We have fought for the rights of women side by side with men, and we have won them.”
C. Rajagopalachari
Member & Last Governor-General of India
“Loyalty to the country comes first. Everything else follows.”
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Member & First Education Minister
“I am proud of being an Indian. I am part of the indivisible unity that is Indian nationality.”
Hear Their Arguments
Explore the debates that shaped these articles. See what your rights almost looked like.