Lady Doctors
| Author | Kavitha Rao |
|---|---|
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Published | 2021 |
| Publisher | Westland Books (2021), Jacaranda Books (2023) |
| Pages | 245 |
| ISBN | 978-1-914-34499-2 |
Lady Doctors is a book about six of India's first female doctors from the 1860s to the 1930s. It was written by journalist, author and lawyer Kavitha Rao, and first published in 2021 by Westland Books in India, and in the UK by Jacaranda Books in 2023. In it contains the stories of Anandibai Joshi, Kadambini Ganguly, Rukhmabai Raut, Haimabati Sen, Muthulakshmi Reddy, and Mary Poonen Lukose.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
In 2021, judges Dilip D'Souza, Nivedita Menon, Sanjay Johri, Amrita Shah, and Tina Nagpaul, long listed the book for the Tata's literary awards in the category of non-fiction book of the year.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Maity, Abhijit (2 January 2023). "Book review: Lady doctors: The untold stories of India's first women in medicine: by Kavitha Rao". Asian Journal of Women's Studies. 29 (1): 154–157. doi:10.1080/12259276.2022.2164416. ISSN 1225-9276.
- ^ Das, Dilip K (2023). "Essay Archives". Indian Writing In English. Indian Writing in English Online. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Desikan, Shubashree (14 August 2021). "Shubashree Desikan reviews Lady Doctors: The Untold Stories of India's First Women in Medicine, by Kavitha Rao". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Sharma, Sarika (11 July 2023). "Lady Doctors, by Kavitha Rao, brings the spotlight on country's pioneering women doctors". Tribune India. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Subramanian, Lakshmi (28 January 2021). "Brief flashes of radiance". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. 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.
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