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'''Kavitha Rao''' is a writer, journalist and former lawyer. Her books include ''[[Lady Doctors]]'' (2021). | '''Kavitha Rao''' is a writer, journalist and former lawyer. Her books include ''[[Lady Doctors]]'' (2021). | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Kavitha Rao was born in Bangalore, India, and grew up in the UK, Iran and Bahrain.<ref name=Mohammed2022>{{cite web |last1=Mohammed |first1=Aisha Kabiru |title=Kavitha Roa has told the extraordinary stories of India's forgotten Lady Doctors |url=https://documentwomen.com/kavitha-roa-has-told-the-extraordinary-stories-of-india-s-forgotten-lady-doctors |website=documentwomen.com |access-date=20 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920051527/https://documentwomen.com/kavitha-roa-has-told-the-extraordinary-stories-of-india-s-forgotten-lady-doctors |archive-date=20 September 2023 |language=en |date=2 November 2022}}</ref> She studied arts and law at the [[National Law School of India University]], Bangalore, and | Kavitha Rao was born in Bangalore, India, and grew up in the UK, Iran and Bahrain.<ref name=Mohammed2022>{{cite web |last1=Mohammed |first1=Aisha Kabiru |title=Kavitha Roa has told the extraordinary stories of India's forgotten Lady Doctors |url=https://documentwomen.com/kavitha-roa-has-told-the-extraordinary-stories-of-india-s-forgotten-lady-doctors |website=documentwomen.com |access-date=20 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920051527/https://documentwomen.com/kavitha-roa-has-told-the-extraordinary-stories-of-india-s-forgotten-lady-doctors |archive-date=20 September 2023 |language=en |date=2 November 2022}}</ref> She studied arts and law at the [[National Law School of India University]], Bangalore, and was subsequently employed as legal correspondent for ''[[The Economic Times]]''.<ref name=Mohammed2022/> In 1996, she began her journeys around the world and returned to India in 2006.<ref name=Mohammed2022/> | ||
Her account of six of the first Indian female doctors titled ''[[Lady Doctors]]'' was first published in India in 2021.<ref name=Mohammed2022/> In the same year, the book was long listed in [[Tata | Her account of six of the first Indian female doctors titled ''[[Lady Doctors]]'' was first published in India in 2021.<ref name=Mohammed2022/><ref name=Nazir2023>{{cite news |last1=Nazir |first1=Asjad |title=Lady Doctors by Kavitha Rao: The path-breaking ladies of medicine - EasternEye |url=https://www.easterneye.biz/lady-doctors-by-kavitha-rao-the-path-breaking-ladies-of-medicine/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Eastern Eye |date=30 August 2023}}</ref> In the same year, the book was long listed in [[Tata Live Literature|Tata's literary awards]].<ref name=Tata2021>{{cite web |date=8 November 2021 |title=Tata Literature Live! Literary Awards Longlist for 2021 Announced |url=https://tatalitlive.in/tata-literature-live-literary-awards-longlist-for-2021-announced/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921061153/https://tatalitlive.in/tata-literature-live-literary-awards-longlist-for-2021-announced/ |archive-date=21 September 2023 |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=Tata Literature Live!}}</ref> | ||
==Selected publications== | ==Selected publications== | ||
*''Lady Doctors' | *''Everything You Wanted To Know About Freelance Journalism'' (Co-author) | ||
*{{cite book |title=Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India's First Women in Medicine |date=2021 |publisher=Westland Publications Private Limited |isbn=978-93-90679-05-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9GHRzgEACAAJ |language=en}} | |||
*{{cite book |title=The Librarian |date=2017 |publisher=Kitaab International Singapore |isbn=978-981-11-4365-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=30RPtAEACAAJ |language=en}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==Further reading== | |||
*{{cite journal |last1=Guppta |first1=Kavi |title=Kavitha Rao, Journalist And Author: Young Journalists Don't Read Enough Before They Write |journal=Forbes |date=12 September 2014 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kaviguppta/2014/09/12/kavitha-rao-journalist-dont-read-enough-before-they-write/ |language=en}} | |||
==External links== | |||
*{{cite news |title=Kavitha Rao |url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/kavitharao |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=the Guardian |language=en}} | |||
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| Alma mater | National Law School of India University |
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Kavitha Rao is a writer, journalist and former lawyer. Her books include Lady Doctors (2021).
Biography[edit | edit source]
Kavitha Rao was born in Bangalore, India, and grew up in the UK, Iran and Bahrain.[1] She studied arts and law at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, and was subsequently employed as legal correspondent for The Economic Times.[1] In 1996, she began her journeys around the world and returned to India in 2006.[1]
Her account of six of the first Indian female doctors titled Lady Doctors was first published in India in 2021.[1][2] In the same year, the book was long listed in Tata's literary awards.[3]
Selected publications[edit | edit source]
- Everything You Wanted To Know About Freelance Journalism (Co-author)
- Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India's First Women in Medicine. Westland Publications Private Limited. 2021. ISBN 978-93-90679-05-8.
- The Librarian. Kitaab International Singapore. 2017. ISBN 978-981-11-4365-6.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mohammed, Aisha Kabiru (2 November 2022). "Kavitha Roa has told the extraordinary stories of India's forgotten Lady Doctors". documentwomen.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ↑ Nazir, Asjad (30 August 2023). "Lady Doctors by Kavitha Rao: The path-breaking ladies of medicine - EasternEye". Eastern Eye. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ↑ "Tata Literature Live! Literary Awards Longlist for 2021 Announced". Tata Literature Live!. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Guppta, Kavi (12 September 2014). "Kavitha Rao, Journalist And Author: Young Journalists Don't Read Enough Before They Write". Forbes.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Kavitha Rao". the Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2023.