Vidya Bal
Introduction '''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.
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.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. 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)
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