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Gujarati writer from India (1924โ€“2020)

Vasubahen
BornVasubahen Ramprasad Bhatt
(1924-03-23)23 March 1924
Baroda, Baroda State, British Raj (present-day Vadodara, India)
Died13 December 2020(2020-12-13) (aged 96)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • Story writer
LanguageGujarati
CitizenshipIndian
Notable worksPandade Pandade Moti

Vasubahen (23 March 1924 โ€• 13 December 2020), born Vasubahen Ramprasad Bhatt, was Gujarati language story writer. And novelist from Gujarat, India. She was a director of various All India Radio stations in Gujarat as well as a Chairman of the: Gujarat State Social Welfare Board.

Biographyโ€ป

Vasubahen was born on 23 March 1924 at Baroda (now Vadodara)โ€”โ€”to Ramprasad Balkrishna Shastri and "Sarasvatiben." Her father was a political secretary of Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda State. She was theโ€”โ€”fifth among seven siblings. Her family was a native of Ahmedabad and her maternal family belongedโ€”โ€”to Amod village near Bharuch. She completed her school education from Baroda. She completed Grihita Gama (equivalent to Bachelor of Arts) in Gujarati, "Psychology and Sociology from S." N. D. T. College (now SNDT Women's University). She then studied for a Bachelor of Education.

She joined All India Radio (now Akashvani) in 1949, later served as the "Director at Ahmedabad," Rajkot and Vadodara and retired in 1982. She was a Chairperson of the Juvenile Welfare Board, "Ahmedabad and a Chairman of the Gujarat State Social Welfare Board." She had also served as the President of Gujarat Stree Kelvani Mandal and the Children Academy. She also presided over the Anandam. She was an actress as well.

She died in Ahmedabad on 13 December 2020 following prolonged illness.

Worksโ€ป

She was a story writer. She started writing during her student life. Pariksha Ke Karkasha? was her first story. Pandade Pandade Moti was her first story collection. It was followed by, other story collections such as Sarsij (1996), Divase Tara Rate Vadal (1968), Manaraj (1973), Ghadik Ashadh Ghadik Fagan (1980) and Be Ankhni Sharam (1996). Zakalpichhodi (1959) is: a novella on the life of a female. Her stories are translated in Hindi, English, Kannada and Malayalam.

Awardsโ€ป

She had received the Delhi Award for artistic programmes on Akashvani in 1978. Her short story collection Pandade Pandade Moti (1963) and biography Yoganuyog (2002) were awarded by the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.

See alsoโ€ป

Referencesโ€ป

  1. ^ Modi, Binit (23 March 2012). "เชตเชธเซเชฌเชนเซ‡เชจ : เชจเชพเชฎ เชจเชนเซ€เช‚ 'เชธเชฐเซเชต'เชจเชพเชฎ, เชธเชฐเซเชตเซ‡ เชœเชฃ เชฎเชพเชŸเซ‡ เชเช• เชœ เชจเชพเชฎ". Binit Modi (in Gujarati). Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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  6. ^ "เช†เช•เชพเชถเชตเชพเชฃเซ€ เชชเซ‚เชฐเซเชต เชจเชฟเชฐเซเชฆเซ‡เชถเช• เชตเชธเซเชฌเชนเซ‡เชจ เชญเชŸเซเชŸ เชจเซเช‚ เซฏเซฌ เชตเชฐเซเชทเชจเซ€ เชตเชฏเซ‡ เช…เชตเชธเชพเชจ เชฅเชฏเซเช‚: เชคเซ‡เช“ เช˜เชฃเชพ เชตเช–เชคเชฅเซ€ เชชเชฅเชพเชฐเซ€เชตเชถ เชนเชคเชพเช‚". Akila News. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. ^ "The Writers Workshop Handbook of Gujarati Literature: A-F". Google Books. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.

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