| Names |
LOTIKA SARKAR |
| Date of
Birth |
January 04, 1923 |
| Date of
Death |
February 23, 2013 |
| Identity |
Indian feminist,
social worker, educator and lawyer |
| Special
Achievements / Events |
- She was a pioneer in the field of women's studies and
women's rights in India.
- She was a founding member of Centre for Women's
Development Studies (CWDS), Delhi, established in 1980, and
also Indian Association for Women Studies, established in
1982.
- Starting in 1951, she taught law at Faculty of Law,
University of Delhi till 1983, and also remained the head of
the Law Faculty, thereafter she taught at Indian Law
Institute.
- She was the first Indian woman to graduate from
Cambridge University, and later in 1951 she also became the
first woman to receive a PhD degree in law from the
university.
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