Dr. Jashodhara Purkayastha is an educationist. Her educational qualifications are M.A, M.Ed., M.Phil., PhD. She was in the educational field for 30 years, teaching from primary school to B. Ed college.
Yashodhara P (Jashodhara Purkayastha) started her writing career in the 90's. Her debut book "Shaswat (106) poems" was published by CreateSpace. She did not stop after that. Today, she has written 34 books including 2 comics.
Her book "Where Love Begins Vibhavari" was awarded the best fiction by editor of Lift magazine. This book is translated in Gujarati, Spanish, French, German and in Bengali.
She was nominated by Atharva foundation of Mumbai in "Able and independent women” category. Jashodhara has received the Author of the year 2023. She received award for resolute counsellor by MAVA (Men against Violence and Abuse) in 2000. She was awarded the best contributor and motivator in the educational field by the Ideal class of Mumbai. She received an award in

sports. She got some prizes in a cooking contest and singing. She composed welcome songs (Aagomoni) during Durga Puja in school and in college. She received Iconic Woman achiever of the year, for winning the prestigious Divine Durga award for her written & composed song as a singer recently.
The Govt of Maharashtra had selected her as Special executive officer (2017 to 2022) for her contribution in the social field. Recently she received the National Icon Award in Delhi from Shri Jagadambika Pal, former CM of UP. She received “Desh Ratna Award” in the month of February 2024 for her contribution in social work.