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Father & Daughter: A Political Autobiography
Jahan Ara Shahnawaz () was one of the earliest female parliamentarians of South Asia. She participated in the Round Table Conferences held in London in the early 's for the formulation of a constitution for India, participated in the Pakistan Movement from the platform of the All India Muslim League, and was appointed to the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan after the creation of the new country.
The following extract is from her autobiography Father & Daughter is an insider's account of the steering of the Objectives Resolution (adopted by the Constituent Assembly on March 12). The account is a little confusing because Jahanara fails to mention that the Basic Principles Committee for formulating outlines of the new constitution came into being on the same day when the Resolution was passed by the Constituent Assembly. Hence, the discussions in the Committee, mentioned in the following passage, must have been in connection with the adoption of the Resolution by the Committee while the Assembly had already adopted the Resolution.
From Chapter 4, 'The Constituent Assembly and Democracy'
Father & Daughter -- a political autobiography Jahan Ara Shahnawaz Oxford University Press, Karachi |
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Jahanara Begum
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Jahanara Shahnawaz
Pakistani politician and women's activist
Begum Jahanara Shahnawaz, also known as Jehan Ara Shah Nawaz (7 April – 27 November ), was a prominent activist and politician in Punjab, active before and after independence of Pakistan. She was educated at Queen Mary College, Lahore.[1] A dedicated member of the All India Muslim League, she was also a leading advocate for women's rights.[2] She was the daughter of Sir Muhammad Shafi and the wife of Mian Muhammad Shahnawaz.[1]
Family
[edit]Jahanara Shahnawaz belonged to the prominent ArainMian family of Baghbanpura in Lahore. Her father Sir Muhammad Shafi was a prominent lawyer and politician.[3]
Political career
[edit]In , Jahanara Shahnawaz successfully moved the All India Muslim Women's Conference to pass a resolution against polygamy.[1] In , she founded the Punjab Provincial Women's Muslim League.[1] In the Round Table Conference of , she and Radhabai Subbarayan were the only two active members of women's organisations nominated to the conference; they argued unsuccessfully for a 5 per cent reservation for women in the legislatures.[4]
In , she was elected to the Punjab Legislative Assembly and was appointed Parliamentary Sec