Sharda Mehta

Sharda Mehta
Sharda Mehta
Born(1882-06-26)26 June 1882
Ahmedabad, British India
Died13 November 1970(1970-11-13) (aged 88)
Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materGujarat College
Occupation(s)Social reformer, educationist and writer
Spouse
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(m. 1898; died 1968)​
ChildrenPremlila Mehta, Sarla Mehta, Ramesh Sumant Mehta, Asoka Mehta, Indira Bhatt, Siddharth Mehta
Parents
  • Gopilal Manilal Dhruva (father)
  • Balaben (mother)
RelativesVidyagauri Nilkanth (sister)

Sharda Mehta (26 June 1882 – 13 November 1970) was an Indian social worker, proponent of women's education, and a Gujarati writer. Born to a family of social reformers, she was one of the first two women graduates in the modern-day Gujarat state of India.[1] She established institutes for women's education and women's welfare. She wrote several essays and an autobiography as well as translated some works.

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