Hansa Jivraj Mehta

Hansa Jivraj Mehta (1897-1995) was a South Asian social activist and feminist. She studied philosophy at Baroda College. She was one of the 15 women in the Constituent Assembly that drafted the Indian Constitution.  Mehta founded the Desh Sevika Dal in 1930. She was arrested for it in 1932. She was the president of India's Women's Conference from 1945-1946. Mehta was an Indian delegate at the United Nations Human Rights Commission from 1947-1948. She was also part of the Fundamental Rights Subcommittee. She was passionate about human rights and fought for continuing education for all genders. Mehta was the vice-chancellor of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
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