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Friend of the CourtAuthor: Anil Divan Foundation
S3 Episodes release every Wednesday Friend of the Court is back for a 3rd season. This time, the show moves out of the courtroom to tell the stories of 7 individuals and their unique role in shaping India's constitutional culture. Over 6 episodes, we look at the lives and contributions of Justice Fazl Ali, the lawyer KG Kannabiran, filmmakers Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and Raj Kapoor, womens rights leader Hansa Mehta, artist Nandalal Bose and political thinker MN Roy. Some of these figures might be better known than others, each left an impact in their chosen field in their own way. Language: en-gb Genres: Documentary, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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S03E06 - Hansa Mehta
Episode 6
Tuesday, 29 April, 2025
There were just a handful of women involved in writing a Constitution for a new India, and one of them was Hansa Mehta. Mehta was extraordinary in many ways; she was born into a progressive family that educated her, she faced social opprobrium by choosing to marry outside her caste, and she was among the few active Congress leaders. Mehta emerged as one of the key figures in the nascent women’s movement in India, and forged a career as a dynamic politician and later representative from India to the United Nations. Guests: Achyut Chetan, Mrinalini Sinha, Radha Vatsal Credits: Host: Supriya Nair(Supriya Nair is Head, Research and Media at Godrej DEI Lab)Executive Producer: Ramya BoddupalliProducer: Gaurav VazScriptwriting and research: Bhavya Dore and Ramya Boddupalli Script editor: Sukhada TatkeFact checking: Mallika Dandekar Audio and sound design: Saachi RajadhyakshaMastering: Ayan DeRecording Studio: Stitch Audio, Mumbai Advisors: Gouri Divan, Lawrence Liang, Ranvir Singh, Shyam Divan and Vivek Divan advised the show. Special thanks to Alok Prasanna Kumar, Justice Gautam Patel, Jaydev Mehta, Kiran Mehta and Reetika Subramanian
