Sarojini Mehta
Sarojini Mehta | |
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 Sarojini Mehta circa 1932 | |
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | 1977 (aged 78–79) |
| Known for | Social reformer, educationist and writer |
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| Relatives | Vinodini Nilkanth (sister) Sharda Mehta (aunt) |
Sarojini Mehta (1898-1977) was a Gujarati short story writer from Gujarat, India.
She was born in 1898 to Ramanbhai Nilkanth and Vidyagauri Nilkanth who were social reformers and writers. She graduated in 1919 and studied sociology in 1923 from London School of Economics. She served as a superintendent at the Vanita Vishram, Ahmedabad.[1] She married Nanak Mehta, younger brother of Sumant Mehta.[2]
She had written short story collections: Ekadashi (1935), Char Patharani Ma (1953) and Valata Pani (1962). She wrote on society, family, child marriage and position of women in society.[1]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b Chaudhari, Raghuveer; Dalal, Anila, eds. (2005). "લેખિકા-પરિચય" [Introduction of Women Writers]. વીસમી સદીનું ગુજરાતી નારીલેખન [20 Century Women's Writing's in Gujarati] (in Gujarati) (1st ed.). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 351. ISBN 8126020350. OCLC 70200087.
- ^ Parikh, Shailaja Kalelkar (2013). Marching to a Different Beat: The Nilkanths of Gujarat. Ahmedabad: Akshara Prakashan. p. 150. ISBN 978-93-82255-35-2.
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