About "Premala" (Ragni Agarwal x SAADA)

Ragni Agarwal x SAADA

Premala

Artwork inspired by the story of Premala Sahane.

Artist Introduction

Ragni Agarwal

Ragni Agarwal is a graphic designer, illustrator, art director, professional palette chaser who loves talking about mental health, body positivity and celebrating RAD humans.

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Premala Sahane

Premala Sahane playing a sitar, sitting in front of a building at the University of Chicago. c. 1927.

See this photo in SAADA

Early Immigration from South Asia

Dr. Hardeep Dhillon

Dr. Hardeep Dhillon is a postdoctoral fellow focusing on Law and Inequality at the American Bar Foundation. She completed her doctorate in History and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Harvard University.

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Medical School

Premala Sahane at the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. c. 1928/29.

Dr. Anandibai Joshee graduated from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1886, becoming the first South Asian woman in the world to become a physician.

See this newspaper clipping in SAADA