Kadambini Ganguly Biography, Struggle, Work, birth

Kadambini Ganguly Biography, India’s first doctor

Biography – Today in this article we will talk about India’s first female graduate and first female physician (first male doctor in India) Kadambini Ganguly. The story of her is an inspiration in front of millions of people of the country. At the time when there was a ban on the education of girls in our country, at that time she not only studied but also became the country’s first graduate and physician by getting a doctor’s degree. she is not only India but also the first woman doctor of entire South Asia.

Kadambini Ganguly had to struggle a lot to become a doctor at the time when girls’ education was also not there. A lot of bad things were also talked about her studies and job, but she continued his work regardless of the society. she herself got education, but she also raised the voice of women’s education throughout her life.

Friends, at present there are many people who do not know about her. Questions often arise in the minds of people that who was Kadambini Ganguly?, Who was the first woman doctor of India? ( Who was the first woman doctor of India ), where was Kadambini Ganguly from? Apart from these, many types of questions arise in the minds of people. In this article, we will know the answers to these questions. So let’s start the biography.

Kadambini Ganguly Biography

India’s first female doctor Kadambini Ganguly was born on 18 July 1861 in Bhagalpur, Bihar. Kadambini Ganguly’s father Brij Kishore was Basu.

Kadambini Ganguly education

After completing her schooling, Kadambini Ganguly earned her BA degree from Kolkata University in the year 1982. At that time she was the first woman in India to have a bachelor’s degree. Along with her, another Indian woman also graduated in the same year.

After graduating, Kadambini Ganguly obtained a degree in medical science from ‘Kolkata University’ in the year 1986. In this way, She and Anandi Gopal Joshi along with her obtained a degree together in the year 1986. Both these women are remembered as India’s first female doctor.

After earning a degree in medicine, Kadambini Ganguly went abroad and did her higher education in medicine from the universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. After coming back to India, she started practicing and also started taking part in social movements. She raised her voice prominently for women’s education, improving the condition of women coal miners and women’s rights. Apart from this, she was influenced by the works of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. She along with the first woman to deliver a speech at the meeting of the Indian National Congress. Apart from this, when Mahatma Gandhi came to Kolkata in the year 1914, Kadambini also presided over the meeting organized in his honor.

Contribution to society

Even after becoming a female doctor, Kadambini Ganguly’s struggle did not subside. Many times she had to spend the night in the hospital due to work, due to which the society used to call her good and bad. Even the editor of a local magazine at that time had questioned the character of Kadambini Ganguly in his magazine, after which she filed a case against the editor of that magazine. In this case, the editor was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 100.

Once in the year 1894, Dev Shamsher Jung Bahadur Rana, the mother of the ruler of Nepal, fell ill. By that time the fame of her had spread all over. The ruler of Nepal also came to know about Kadambini Ganguly’s medical qualifications. After that he called Kadambini Ganguly to Nepal for the treatment of his mother. After that she went to Nepal and successfully treated the mother of the ruler of Nepal.