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KADAMBINI GANGULY

  Kadambini Ganguly (Bengali: কাদম্বিনী গাঙ্গুলি; Hindi: कादम्बिनी गांगुली; 18 July 1861 – 3 October 1923)[2] was one of the first Indian female doctors who practiced with a degree in Western medicine, alongside other pioneering women such as Anandibai Joshi. Ganguly was the first woman to gain admission to Calcutta Medical College in 1884, subsequently trained in Scotland, and established a successful medical practice in India. Kadambini Ganguly Kadambini Ganguly.jpg Born Kadambini Basu 18 July 1861[1] Bhagalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bihar, India) Died 3 October 1923 (aged 62) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India) Alma mater Bethune College University of Calcutta Calcutta Medical College Occupation Doctor Spouse(s) Dwarkanath Ganguly ​ ​ (m. 1883; died 1898)​ Children Bidhumukhi Devi (Step-daughter) Satish Chandra Gangopadhyay (step-son) Nirupama Halder (Bela or Beli), Nirmal Chandra Ganguly (Bhulu), Pr