Sarojini Mehta

Sarojini Mehta
Sarojini Mehta circa 1932
Born1898
Died1977(1977-00-00) (aged 78–79)
Known forSocial reformer, educationist and writer
Parents
RelativesVinodini 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 at the 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 wrote the short story collections: Ekadashi (1935), Char Patharani Ma (1953) and Valata Pani (1962). She wrote on society, family, child marriage and the position of women in society.[1]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Parikh, Shailaja Kalelkar (2013). Marching to a Different Beat: The Nilkanths of Gujarat. Ahmedabad: Akshara Prakashan. p. 150. ISBN 978-93-82255-35-2.