Vidya Bal

Vidya Bal (Devanagari: विद्या बाळ) (c. 12 January 1937 – 30 January 2020) was a Marathi feminist writer/editor from Maharashtra, India. She was a social activist particularly in the area of equalization of the social status of women vis-à-vis men in India.[1][2]

Vidya Bal
Born(1937-01-12)January 12, 1937
DiedJanuary 30, 2020(2020-01-30) (aged 83)
Pune, Maharashtra, India

Biography

She joined the editorial staff of monthly Stree (स्त्री) in 1964, and then worked from 1983 to 1986 as its full-time editor. After leaving the editorship of Stree, she founded monthly Miloon Saryajani (मिळून सार्‍याजणी) in 1989.[3] The web page http://www.miloonsaryajani.com/ contains her editorial describing her objectives in founding Miloon Saryajani. The biography Kamlaki and novel Valvantatil Vat are famous.

Vidya Bal fought a legal battle in the High Court of Maharashtra for women getting the right to enter various places of worship. The High Court decided in favour of her Petipa on 1 April.

Literary works
  • Sanwad (संवाद)
  • Katha Gaurichi (कथा गौरीची)
  • Tumachya Majhyasathi (तुमच्या माझ्यासाठी)
  • Aparajitanche Nihshwas (अपराजितांचे नि:श्वास)
  • Shodh Swatahacha (शोध स्वत:चा)
  • Kamalaki (कमलाकी) (Biography)

References
  1. "Veteran social activist and feminist writer Vidya Bal no more". Hindustan Times. January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  2. Banerjee, Shoumojit (2020-01-30). "Vidya Bal, veteran social activist and feminist writer no more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
  3. "Veteran social activist Vidya Bal passes away". Sakal Times. Sakal Times. January 30, 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.


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