Noted Social Activist Vidya Bal is No More

Pune:  Noted social activist and feminist writer Vidya Bal passed away following a brief illness at a hospital here today, She was 84, her family sources said.

Vidya, known for her work in the field of women’s rights, had founded a Marathi monthly magazine called ‘Miloon Sarya Jani’ in 1989. She had also set up Nari Samata Manch in 1981. Vidya was fighting a legal battle for women’s rights to enter various places of worship. Her last rites will be performed at Vainkunth crematorium, family sources said.