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Other names
  
Narmada Kar

Spouse(s)
  
Jitendra Kumar Biswas


Name
  
Narmada Kar

Parents
  
Bishwanath Kar

Born
  
12 October 1893 (
1893-10-12
)
Cuttack, Odisha, British India

Known for
  
First female graduate of Odisha

Died
  
September 13, 1980, Kolkata

Narmada Kar (1893–1980), the first woman from Odisha to pass the B.A. examination.

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Early life

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. At the age of 16 she got married to a Bengali lawyer Jitendra Biswas. She stayed at Calcutta for the education of their children.

Death

On 13 September 1980 Kar died in her house at Calcutta, India.

References

Narmada Kar Wikipedia