HealthPhoto: Hindu ScienceKadambini Ganguly: India's First Practising Female Doctor
Kadambini Ganguly, born in 1861 to Brahmo reformer Braja Kishore Basu, was one of India's first female doctors and the first practising lady doctor. Despite societal opposition, she studied at Brahmo Eden Female School and Hindu Mahila Vidyalaya, passed the University of Calcutta entrance exam, and graduated in 1882 with a BA alongside Chandramukhi Basu. She later enrolled at Calcutta Medical College to study medicine.
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