Bethune College

Monday, 22 August 2011

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Bethune College

Chandramukhi Basu
Chandramukhi Basu () (1860 – 1944) who was a Bengali speaking Christian from Dehradun, which was located in the (then known as) United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, was one of the first two female graduates of the British Empire. Along with Kadambini Ganguly, she received her Bachelor's degree in Arts from the University of Calcutta, India in 1883. Miss Chandramukhi Basu passed the F.A. of the Calcutta University in 1880 as a student of the Free Church Institution (now Scottish Church College) followed by bachelor's degree from Bethune College, an affiliated women's college of the University of Calcutta, and an MA degree in 1884 at the University of Calcutta.
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Kadambini Ganguly
Kadambini Ganguly () (1861 – 3 October 1923) was one of the first female graduates of the British Empire along with Chandramukhi Basu. She was one of the first female physicians of South Asia to be trained in European medicine.
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Kamala Das
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Kamini Roy
Kamini Roy () (12 October 1864 - 27 September 1933) was a leading Bengali poet, social worker and feminist from India. She was the first woman honours graduate in India.
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Leela Roy
Leela Roy née Nag () (1900–1970), was a radical leftist Indian politician and reformer, and a close associate of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
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Pritilata Waddedar
Pritilata Waddedar () (5 May 1911 – 23 September 1932) was an Indian anti-British revolutionary from Bengal, who became a martyr for the liberation of her motherland.
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Tista Das
Tista Das or simply Tista (born 20 December 1976) a noted transsexual, is an Indian actress who has acted in quite a few Hindi and Bengali film industry productions as lead actress along with playing other supporting roles.
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