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{{Short description|First Assamese woman doctor}}
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| birth_name = Rameswari
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| birth_place = Daisingari village, Bajali, [[Barpeta district]]
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| occupation = Physician
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| education = Bachelor of Medicine
| alma_mater = Calcutta Medical College
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| parents = Ratiram Majumder (father)<br>Gangapriya (mother)
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'''Rajani Prabha Saikia''' (also known as '''Rajani Prabha Das''') was the first Assamese woman to graduate with a Bachelor of Medicine degree.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date= |title=Chandraprabha Saikiani: A Trailblazer for Women's Empowerment |url=https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes-detail.htm?2985 |website=Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav |location=India |publisher=Ministry of Culture, Government of India |access-date=2025-04-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Gurucharan Gollerkeri, Renuka Raja Rao |title=The Making of India, 1947-2022: Pivotal People, Events, and Institutions |publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing |year=2024 |isbn=9781527561410 |page=341 |language=English}}</ref> She was among the first two Assamese women to earn an MBBS degree from [[Calcutta Medical College]], the oldest medical college in [[Asia]]. The other recipient was [[Tilottama Roy Chowdhury]].<ref name="Shrutaswini">{{cite web |url=http://srotaswini.in/#our-volumes |title=Science in the World |access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="StoryGuwahati">{{cite journal |title=Assamese Women in Medicine |author=Dr. Mihir Kumar Goswami |journal=Story Guwahati |year=2004 |editor=Ranjit Kumar Deb Goswami}}</ref><ref name="Aji">{{cite book |title=Assamese Biography Dictionary |author=Dr. Shivnath Burman}}</ref>

==Early life and personal background==
Rajni Prabha Saikia was born in Daishingari village in the Bajali area of present-day [[Barpeta district]], Assam. She was originally named Rameshwari at birth. She was a member of Saikia family and her sister [[Chandraprabha Saikiani]]<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=9 June 2022 |title=Chandraprabha Saikiani |url=https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes-detail.htm?2985 |website=Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav |location=Barpeta, Assam |publisher=Ministry of Culture, Government of India |access-date=25 April 2025}}</ref><ref>[https://www.assamtimes.org/node/3631 "Chandraprabha Saikiani: The Legendary Crusader" in ''Assam Times'', pallavibarua, 16 March 2010]</ref> was a noted social reformer and Padma Shri awardee.<ref name=jamini>Yamini Devi, ''Padmashri Chandraprabha Saikiani, the pride of Bajali'', Memoir: Pathshala Girls High School, (2012), pp. 51–53</ref>

==Career==
Rajni Prabha Saikia initially held government positions in places such as Shillong and Chabua.<ref name="Shrutaswini" /> She later moved to Bengal, where she worked at a hospital associated with a cotton mill in Angos near [[Serampore]], West Bengal.<ref name="Aji" />

==Death==
Shortly after her marriage, Rajni Prabha Das experienced mental health issues and became mentally disturbed.<ref name="Aji" /> She later died due to complications arising from her mental illness in her native village of Daishingari.<ref name="Shrutaswini" />

==References==
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KobyQ0272234 at 11:53, 25 April 2025