Vidya Bal Explained

Vidya Bal
Birth Date:	12 January 1937
Death Place:	Pune, Maharashtra, India

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] [3]}

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.^[4] The web page http://www.miloonsaryajani.in/ 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.^[5] The High Court decided in favour of her Petipa on 1 April 1899.

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Veteran social activist and feminist writer Vidya Bal no more. Hindustan Times. January 30, 2020. January 30, 2020.
2. News: Banerjee. Shoumojit. Vidya Bal, veteran social activist and feminist writer no more. 2020-01-30. The Hindu. 2020-02-16. en-IN. 0971-751X.
3. Web site: Arora. Sumit. 2020-02-01. Veteran social activist and feminist writer Vidya Bal passes away. 2021-09-28. adda247. en-IN.
4. Web site: Veteran social activist Vidya Bal passes away . Sakal Times . January 30, 2020. 30 January 2020.
5. Web site: 2016-04-02. Woman can enter any place of worship: Bombay High Court. 2021-09-28. Deccan Chronicle. en.