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'''Narmada Kar''' (1893–1980), the first woman from [[Odisha]] to pass the [[B.A.|B.A. examination]].<ref name="Mohanty2005">{{cite book|author=Sachidananda Mohanty|title=Early Women's Writings in Orissa, 1898-1950: A Lost Tradition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WAicQsB1jkgC&pg=PA99|year=2005|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-0-7619-3308-3|pages=99–}}</ref> | '''Narmada Kar''' (1893–1980), was an editor, author and the first woman from [[Odisha]] to pass the [[B.A.|B.A. examination]].<ref name="Mohanty2005">{{cite book|author=Sachidananda Mohanty|title=Early Women's Writings in Orissa, 1898-1950: A Lost Tradition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WAicQsB1jkgC&pg=PA99|year=2005|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-0-7619-3308-3|pages=99–}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:23, 8 October 2021
Narmada Kar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 October 1893 |
| Died | 13 September 1980 (aged 86) Kolkata, India |
| Other names | Narmada Kar |
| Known for | First female graduate of Odisha |
| Spouse(s) | Jitendra Kumar Biswas |
Narmada Kar (1893–1980), was an editor, author and the first woman from Odisha to pass the B.A. examination.[1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Kar was born on 12 October 1893 to Biswanath Kar, freedom fighter, social activist and founder of Utkal Sahitya at Cuttack, India. After passing her entrance examination from Calcutta University she joined the historical Bethun College, completed her graduation on 1914 and became the first women graduate of Odisha.[2] At the age of 16 she married Jitendra Biswas, a Bengali lawyer. She stayed at Calcutta for the education of their children.
Death[edit | edit source]
On 13 September 1980 Kar died in her house at Calcutta, India.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sachidananda Mohanty (2005). Early Women's Writings in Orissa, 1898-1950: A Lost Tradition. SAGE Publications. pp. 99–. ISBN 978-0-7619-3308-3.
- ↑ Malashri Lal; Shormishtha Panja; Sumanyu Satpathy (1 January 2004). Signifying the Self: Women and Literature. Macmillan India. pp. 51–. ISBN 978-1-4039-2405-6.
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