New nonfiction · 2026
Daktarin Jamini Sen
2026 biography by Deepta Roy Chakraverti
Summary
Daktarin Jamini Sen: The Life of One of British India's First Women Doctors is a 2026 non-fiction biographical book written by Indian author and lawyer Deepta Roy Chakraverti. Published by Ebury Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House India, the book chronicles the life, medical career, and challenges of Dr. Jamini Sen (1871–1933), one of the earliest female medical practitioners in British India and the first woman to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. The biography details her journey from colonial Bengal to the royal court of Nepal, highlighting her contributions to introducing modern medicine into highly conservative, patriarchal spaces.
From the Wikipedia article “Daktarin Jamini Sen”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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