Assam’s Annada Gohain, the first woman to graduate from the UNSW, Australia 

Assam’s Annada Gohain was the first woman to graduate from the University of South Wales (UNSW) Department of Chemical Engineering

University of South Wales (UNSW), a university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Annada Gohain earned a global recognition after UNSW named its theatre after her

It was previously known as the Lecture Theatre G06…

Annada Gohain was born in North Guwahati, Assam in 1929

Later she moved to Australia for her further studies where she acquired her MSc degree

On returning to Assam, she was involved in food preservation projects

Notably, she was the founder of 19 community-run canning centres