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Remembering India’s First Woman Chartered Accountant R Sivabhogam
On her 51st death anniversary, The Quint tells the lesser known story of India’s first female auditor.
14 Jun 2018, 07:34 PM IST 
From the formation of ICAI in 1949 till 1990, the number of women CAs in the southern region stood at a mere 525 (3.4 percent). (Photo: Image altered by The Quint/ Lijumol Joseph)
To adopt and conquer a profession considered a male bastion in the times when women hardly had access to higher education is a task which requires both immense courage and talent. R Sivabhogam lacked neither when she stepped out in pursuit of her dream. The Quint brings to you the lesser known story of India’s first female auditor.
(Photo: Image altered by The Quint/ Lijumol Joseph)
(Photo: Image altered by The Quint/ Lijumol Joseph)
(Photo: Image altered by The Quint/ Lijumol Joseph)
(Photo: Image altered by The Quint/ Lijumol Joseph)
(Photo: Image altered by The Quint/ Lijumol Joseph)
(Photo: Image altered by The Quint/ Lijumol Joseph)
(Photo: Image altered by The Quint/ Lijumol Joseph)
(Photo: Image altered by The Quint/ Lijumol Joseph)
(Photo: Image altered by The Quint/ Lijumol Joseph)
(This article was first published on 14 June 2016. It is being reposted from The Quint’s archives to mark R Sivabhogam’s 53rd death anniversary.)