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Sailabala Das
Indian social worker and politician
Sailabala Das (25 March 1875 – 29 April 1968) was a social worker and politician. She was the first woman from Odisha to go to England for higher studies.[3]
Life
Sailabala Das, eldest child of Ambica Charan Hazra and Prosannamayee, was born on 25 March 1875 at the Bhowanipore (Calcutta) house of Madhusudan Das.
She had five siblings.[citation needed] Following her mother's death, she was adopted by Madhusudan Das.[citation needed]
In 1903, she formed the Utkal Young Men's Association and managed the Utkal Young Women's Association.[citation needed] She was instrumental in creation of the first women's college in Odisha, the main building of which was gifted by her.[citation needed] She started a Hindu widow's training school to train widows to become high school teachers.
On the political front, she started several branches of All-India Women's Conference. She esta