Kadambini Ganguly
A pioneer in many spheres, Kadambini Ganguly was the first female to practice western medicine & the first to attend college in India.
Featuring artwork by Arghya Manna & words by Dr. Sumbul Jawed Khan, Sci-Illustrate Stories. Set in motion by Dr. Radhika Patnala.
Kadambini Ganguly was an accomplished professional in the late 19th century British India. She was not only the first female medical practitioner trained in western medicine in India, but also the first female to graduate college (alongside Chandramukhi Bose) in the British Empire. She was a vocal activist for women’s emancipation, a dedicated doctor, & a freedom fighter.
Despite these achievements not much information is available on the life of this great woman. In fact there are hardly any photographs available that capture her life events. It therefore becomes all the more important to tell her story, to retrieve her from oblivion & save her story from being lost from the pages history.
The First Woman to Attend College
Kadambini was born in Bhagalpur, Bihar, in British India, into a progressive Brahmo Samaj family. Her father Brajkishore Bose, was a…
