Kashibai Navrange

Kashibai Navrange (25 October 1878―21 August 1946) was an Indian social worker and reformer. She started a Milk Fund in the year 1916 for pregnant and lactating mothers under the auspices of the Arya Mahila Samaj. Navrange was the first Indian woman doctor to open her own clinic. She contributed to the field of medical.

Biography Education First, Kashibai went to Pandita Ramabai's Sharda Sadan. But later, her schooling took place in Huzurpaga, Pune. In 1896, she passed her matric and took admission to Bombay's Wilson College for further education. In 1909, she received a degree in BA. In 1906, she appeared LM & S examination. In 1907, Navrange started his own dispenser at Bhuleshwar. Arya Mahila Samaj also named the 'Dr. Kashibai Nawrange Memorial Hostel for Women Students' after her.