Chandramukhi Basu - Early Life

Early Life

The daughter of Bhuban Mohan Bose, she passed the First Arts examination from Dehradun Native Christian School in 1880. Till then Bethune School did not admit non-Hindu girls. The rule was relaxed and she was admitted for the degree course, along with Kadambini Ganguly. After her graduation, she was the only and first woman to pass MA from Calcutta University in 1884.

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