Owing to her brilliance, Janaki was selected as a research fellow under C V Raman but she constantly faced gender and caste discrimination.

As a feminist, Abala Bose dedicated her life to championing the liberal cause, one that would put men and women on the same footing.

Fatima valued individual rights over social validation. The same is evident through her unapologetic and revolutionary contributions.

Azizun Nisa’s role as a strategist and her engagements have been overlooked in the mainstream narrative.

Ramadevi devoted herself towards the promotion of Khadi, skilling and training women, and basic education.

The act of writing and publishing a critique of  patriarchy, entirely in English, was a giant act of rebellion on Iqbalunnisa Hussain’s part

Masani valued butter in the classic guns versus butter debate as it corresponded to India’s nuclear policy under the PM Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Masani clearly saw the Emergency’s threat to liberal democracy and opposed different manifestations of the threat.

Sastri asserted, “We want political power; let there be no mistake about it. We want the right to rule ourselves.”

The identification and acknowledgment of the layers of oppression Dalit women face becomes crucial to achieve individual fundamental rights.