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Daktarin Jamini Sen 2026

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Daktarin Jamini Sen: The Life of One of British India's First Women Doctors is a 2026 non-fiction biographical book authored by Indian writer and legal professional Deepta Roy Chakraverti. This work, published by Ebury Press under Penguin Random House India, follows the life and medical career of Dr. Jamini Sen (1871–1933), who became one of the earliest female physicians in British India and the first woman elected as a Fellow of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

The book traces her path from colonial Bengal to the royal court of Nepal, illustrating how she brought modern medicine into deeply traditional and male-dominated environments.

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Publisher
Ebury Press (Penguin Random House India)
ISBN
9780143475460
Pages
304

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