MAKING OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION –

DRAFTING COMMITTEE LEADERS

Constitution isn’t a symbol that requires empty
celebrations. It requires adherence to
constitutionalism
The Indian Constituion
 The Indian Constitution
+ supreme law of India.
+ lays down the framework
demarcating fundamental political
code, structure, procedures, powers,
and duties of government
institutions 
+ came into force on 26 January
1950 
Making Of The Indian
Constitution
Some Members In
Drafting Committee
Dr. B.R. Ambedhkar Sardar vallabhai Allady Krishnasami
patel Ayer

K.M. Munshi T.T. Krishnamachari

Members In The Drafting Committee

G. Durgabhai Leela Roy Dakshayani
Deshmukh Velayudhan

Vijalakshami Renuka Ray 

Pandit

Members In The Drafting Committee

DAKSAYANI VELAYUDHAN
Stamps released to commemorate Daksayani Velayudhan
DASAYANI VELAYUDHAN
+ (4 July 1912 – 20 July 1978)
+ was born in the Mulavukad village, Ernakulam
district in 1912.
+ Completed her B.A. in 1935 and went on to
complete her teachers' training course from the 
Madras University 
+ Her studies were supported by scholarships
+ was an Indian parliamentarian and leader of the 
Depressed Classes.
+ Belonging to the Pulaya community, she was
among the first generation of people to be educated
from the community.
 Distinctions
+ the first Scheduled Caste woman graduate in India,
+ a science graduate,
+ a member of the Cochin Legislative Council 
+ of being one of nine female members of the 
Constituent Assembly of India.
+ was president of the Depressed Classes Youths Fine arts Club
+ Managing Editor of The Common Man in Madras from 1946-
49.
+ She later became the founder president of the Mahila Jagriti
Parishad.
 In honour
+ Honouring Dakshayani Velayudhan, the 
Kerala government has constituted the ‘Dakshayani
Velayudhan Award’

+ This award will be given to women who

contributed in empowering other women in the
state.
RENUKA RAY
 RENUKA RAY
+ (1904–1997)
+ was a noted freedom-fighter, social activist and
politician of India
+ was a descendant of Brahmo reformer, Nibaran
Chandra Mukherjee
+ She was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the 
Government of India in 1988
 Gandhiji
+ was greatly influenced by Gandhiji
him.
+ she joined 
London School of Economics in 1921
+ She was married to Satyendra Nath
Ray at an early age
All India women’s conference
+ On returning to India, she joined 
All India Women’s Conference 
+ In 1932 she became President of All India Women’s
Conference.
+ She was also its President for the years 1953-54.
 Details
+ Born- 1904
+ Died- 1997
+ Nationality- india
+ Parents- Satish Chandra Mukherjee
+ Awards- Padma Bhushan
+ Political Party – Indian National Congress
Dr.B.R. AMBEDHKAR
Stamps released to commemorate Dr.
B.R.Ambedhkar
 DR.B.R.AMBEDHKAR
• (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956),
• Was,Indian jurist, economist, politician and
social reformer
• inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement 
•  he was an economist, professor, and
lawyer.
• Campaigned social discrimination towards the untouchables (
Dalits).
• was independent India's first Minister of Law and Justice,
• chief architect of the Constitution of India.
• was a prolific student, earning doctorates in economics
• Received the Bharat Ratna in 1990.
 Details
• Born - 14 April 1891
• Died - 6 December 1956 (aged 65)
• Resting place - Chaitya Bhoomi, Mumbai
• Nationality – Indian
• Political party • Independent Labour Party
 • Scheduled Castes Federation
• Spouse(s)Ramabai Ambedkar
T.T.KRISHNAMACHARI
 T.T.KRISNAMACHARI
• (1899–1974)
• was the Indian Finance Minister from 1956–1958 and from
1964–1966.
• was also a founding member of the first Governing Body of 
NCAER
• graduated from Madras Christian College (MCC)
• was also a member of drafting committee, an entrepreneur and
prominent leader within the Indian National Congress.
 Early life
• was born in 1899 into a Tamil family in the city of Madras 
• studied his school in Dharmamurthi Rao Bahadur Calavala
Cunnan Chetty's Hindu Higher Secondary School,
• later graduated from Madras Christian College 
• was initially elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly as an
independent member,
• later joined the Congress.
• was the first minister for Commerce and Industry
• served as finance minister for 2 times.
Stamps to commemorate TTK
VIJAYALAKSHMI PANDIT
Stamps released to commemorate Vijyalakshmi Pandit
 VIJAYA LAKSHMI PANDIT
• (18 August 1900 – 1 December 1990)
• was an Indian diplomat and politician
• was elected as the first female president of
the United Nations General Assembly.
 Political career
• first Indian woman to hold a cabinet post in pre-independent
India.
• In 1937, she was elected to the provincial legislature of the 
United Provinces 
• was designated minister of local self-government and public
health.
• In 1946, she was elected to the Constituent Assembly from the
United Provinces.
 Academics
• Her writings include - The Evolution of India (1958)
and The Scope of Happiness: A Personal
Memoir (1979).
• She was the member of Aligarh Muslim University
 Executive Council.
• She was an Honorary Fellow of Somerville College,
Oxford
 Details
• Born- 18 august, 1900
• Died - 1st December 1990
• Political party- Indian National Congress
• Spouse – Ranjit Sitaram Pandit
SARDAR VALLABHAI
PATEL
Stamps released to commemorate Sardar Vallabhai
Patel
 Sardar Vallabhai Patel
• (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950),
• was an Indian politician.
• served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.
• a senior leader of the Indian National Congress 
• He acted as Home Minister during the political integration of
India
• was born in Nadiad District 
 Statue of Unity

• a monument dedicated to Patel, located in the

Indian state of Gujarat
• height of 182 metres (597 feet)
• it is the world's tallest statue  
• was inaugurated by India's Prime Minister 
Narendra Modi on 31 October 2018,
• the 143rd anniversary of Patel's birth.
DURGABAI DESHMUKH
Stamps to commemorate Durgabhai Deshmukh
 DURGABAI DESHMUKH
• (15 July 1909 – 9 May 1981)
• an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, social worker and
politician.
• was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India
 and of the Planning Commission of India.
• A public activist for women's emancipation,
• She was also the founder chairperson of the Central Social
Welfare Board.
• In 1953, she married C.D. Deshmukh, the first Indian
governor of the Reserve Bank of India and Finance Minister in
India's Central Cabinet
• founded the Andhra Mahila Sabha (Andhra Women's
Conference) in 1937.
 Details
• Born – 15 July 1909
• Died – 9 May 1981
• Awards – Padma Vibhushan
• Spouse - Chintaman Deshmukh
LEELA ROY
 LEELA ROY
• (2 October 1900 – 11 June 1970)
• was a progressive leftist and feminist Indian
 politician and reformer
• a close associate of Netaji Subhash Chandra
Bose
 Social work
• started the second girls school in Dhaka.
• encouraged girls learning skills and receiving
vocational training
• Over the years, she set up a number of schools
and institutes for women.
 Jayasree
• In 1931, she began publishing Jayasree
• the first magazine edited, managed, and wholly
contributed by women writers.
• It received the blessings of many eminent
personalities including Rabindranath Tagore, who
suggested its name.
 Details
• Born- 2 October 1900
• Died11 June 1970 
• Nationality – Indian
• Movement - Indian Independence Movement
• Spouse - Anil Chandra Roy
K.M.MUNSHI
Stamps released to commemorate K.M.Munshi
K