Kamini Roy (1864 – 1933): Important Personalities of Modern India

Kamini Roy (1864-1933) was a women's rights activist, educationist, orator, social worker and poet in pre-independent India. She was the first woman to have graduated with an Honours degree in Sanskrit in British India. She was one of India's earliest feminists with several achievements attached to her name. Her contribution towards empowering women and raising their stature in society is tremendous and will always be cherished.

Early life and education

• Kamini Roy was born on 12 October 1864 in the village of Basanda in the Bakerganj district of present-day Bangladesh in a progressive and prominent Bengali family.
• She was born into a well-read family. Culture and education were inherited by Kamini since birth. Her fat