The Silent Constitution: Dr. Ambedkar’s Forgotten Feminism and the Rewriting of Indian Womanhood

Author(s)	Mr. Durgesh Kumar, Abhishek Pushkar, Dr. Jai Kumar Saroha
Country	India
Abstract	This paper revisits the voluminous yet under-explored feminist legacy of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, as recorded across the 42 volumes of his Writings and Speeches (BAWS). Contrary to popular portrayals of Ambedkar primarily as a Dalit reformer and constitutionalist, this study uncovers a radical gender agenda embedded across his legal drafts, speeches, letters, and philosophical notes. Through rigorous thematic analysis, the paper reveals how Ambedkar laid the blueprint for Indian feminist thought—from lawmaking to religion, from education to resistance—making him the unacknowledged architect of modern Indian womanhood. His vision encompassed political enfranchisement, socio-economic justice, spiritual emancipation, and structural transformation that together constitute a feminist doctrine ahead of its time.
Keywords	feminism, silent constitution, indian womanhood, Dr. Ambedkar
Field	Sociology > Politics
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-12-07
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.62550

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