Chandraprabha Saikiani | Class 8 | English (SCERT)
Lesson : 8 CHANDRAPRABHA SAIKIANI (চন্দ্রপ্রভা শইকীয়া) Page No. : 100 Biography Of Chandraprabha Saikiani Born on 16 March Chandraprabha Saikiani was a social reformer from Assam who tried to remove the taboos faced by herself and other women of her days. She fought to make formal education available for girls. Chandraprabha Saikiani born and brought up in Doisingari Village in Kamrup District. Her journey of a lifetime to rid society of all the taboos against women that prevailed during those days started when she and her sister Rajaniprabha did not mind wading through mud to attend a school that only had boys. During her school days, she realized that girls had to fight a battle to receive an education as good as that received by boys. Therefore she decided to gather other girls from her village and teach them that she had learned during the day at school. Her effort greatly impressed Nilkanta Barua(School Sub-Inspector). She and her sister were awarded a scholarship to s