Sulabha Panandikar

Sulabha Panandikar
Born	9 April 1904
Alma mater	Bombay University (MA) Newnham College (PhD)
Employer	Government of Bombay
Awards	Padma Shri

Sulabha Gopal Panandikar (born 9 April 1904, date of death unknown) was an Indian educator.

Early life and education

Panandikar was born on 9 April 1904. ^[1]

In 1921, Panandikar became the first woman to win the Ellis Prize at the Matriculation examination and also the Jagannath Shankarshet Scholarship. ^{[1] [2] [3]} She studied philosophy at Bombay University (now the University of Mumbai), graduating with a first class Masters degree and winning the Chancellor's medal. ^[4] She attained her PhD from Newnham College at the University of Cambridge in England. ^{[5] [6]}

Career

In India, Panandikar served as Director of Education of then Government of Bombay, Inspectress of Schools, Chairman of the National Council for Women's Education and as Member of the Central Revenue Board of Education. ^{[7] [8]}

In 1969, Panandikar published an article titled "Imbalances in the progress of girls and women's education: extent and remedy" in Education Quarterly. ^[9]

Panandikar was honoured with the Padma Shri award.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Singh, Nagendra Kr (2001). Encyclopaedia of women biography: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh - Google Books. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. ISBN   9788176482646 . Retrieved 24 March 2014.
2. Ṭikekara, Aruṇa (2006). The Cloister's Pale: A Biography of the University of Mumbai. Popular Prakashan. ISBN   978-81-7991-293-5.
3. Krishnamoorthi, Sulochana (1999). Modern Education and Its Impact on Society in Bombay, 1854-1905: A Historical Perspective and Sociological Approach. Himalaya Publishing House. p. 83. ISBN   978-81-7493-521-2.
4. Chatterjee, Ramananda (1927). The Modern Review: A Monthly Review and Miscellany. Prabasi Press Private, Limited. p. 224.
5. Pathak, Zakia (1 October 2014). "Mixed Marriage: Anxieties of Identity". Indian Journal of Gender Studies. 21 (3): 461–483. doi:10.1177/0971521514540712. ISSN   0971-5215.
6. Abstracts of Dissertations Approved for the Ph.D., M.Sc., and M.Litt. Degrees in the University of Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. 1932. p. 71.
7. Kaushik, Vijay Kumari (1998). Women's Rights and World Development. Sarup & Sons. ISBN   978-81-7625-015-3.
8. Kaura, Ajīta (1976). Directory of Indian Women Today, 1976. India International Publications. p. 156.
9. Agrawal, S. P.; Aggarwal, J. C. (1992). Women's Education in India. Concept Publishing Company. p. 147. ISBN   978-81-7022-318-4.