Vasubahen
Gujarati writer from India
Vasubahen (23 March 1924 ― 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.
Biography
Vasubahen was born on 23 March 1924 at Baroda (now Vadodara) to Ramprasad Balkrishna Shastri and Sarasvatiben. Her father was a political secretary of Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda State. She was the fifth among seven siblings. Her family was a native of Ahmedabad and her maternal family belonged 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.
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