Vasubahen

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 She was an actress as well.

She died in Ahmedabad on 13 December 2020 following prolonged illness.

Works She was a story writer. She started writing during her student life. Pariksha Ke Karkasha? was her first story. Pandade Pandade Moti was her first story collection. It was followed by other story collections such as Sarsij (1996), Divase Tara Rate Vadal (1968), Manaraj (1973), Ghadik Ashadh Ghadik Fagan (1980) and Be Ankhni Sharam (1996). Zakalpichhodi (1959) is a novella on the life of a female. Her stories are translated in Hindi, English, Kannada and Malayalam.

Awards She had received the Delhi Award for artistic programmes on Akashvani in 1978. Her short story collection Pandade Pandade Moti (1963) and biography Yoganuyog (2002) were awarded by the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.