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'''Pushpa Bhave''' (23 March 1939 &ndash; 2 October 2020) was a social activist from [[Mumbai]], Maharashtra, India. She was also a critic, teacher and theater lover.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/975475/pushpa-bhave-1939-2020-cultural-critic-social-activist-the-embodiment-of-middle-class-mumbai|title=Pushpa Bhave (1939-2020): Cultural critic, social activist, the embodiment of middle-class Mumbai|author=[[Salil Tripathi]]|work=[[Scroll.in|Scroll]]|date=11 October 2020|accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref><br />
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Bhave was known as the Iron Lady of Mumbai. She was born and brought up in [[Dadar]], Mumbai and completed her Master of Arts degree in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Sanskrit]] from [[Elphinstone College]], Mumbai.<ref name="mumbai1"/><br />
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She taught Sanskrit at the [[Ramnarain Ruia College]] and retired from there in 1999 as the head of the Sanskrit department.<ref name="mumbai1">{{cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/social-activist-pushpa-bhave-passes-away-at-81/articleshow/78457331.cms|title=Social activist Pushpa Bhave passes away at 81|work=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|date=3 October 2020|accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref><br />
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She had taken part in the [[Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti|Samyukta Maharashtra]] and [[Goa liberation movement|Goa Liberation]] movements.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/social-activist-pushpa-bhave-dead-6682321/| title=Veteran social activist Pushpa Bhave passes away | work=The Indian Express | publisher=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] | date=3 October 2020|accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref><br />
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She offered shelter to many underground political leaders such as [[Mrinal Gore]] in 1975 during the [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency]].<ref name="TOI2" /><br />
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She was married to the writer and broadcaster [[Anant Bhave]].<ref name="TOI2" /><br />
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Bhave was associated with the social reformer Dr. [[Narendra Dabholkar]].<ref name="TOI2">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-critic-teacher-theatre-lover-and-activist-pushpa-bhave-dead-at-81/articleshow/78471147.cms|title=Mumbai: Critic, teacher, theatre lover and activist Pushpa Bhave dead at81| first=Ambarish |last=Mishra |publisher=Times of India|date=4 October 2020|accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref> She helped draft the anti-superstition law which Dabholkar was championing.<ref name="FP1"/><br />
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A conversational memoir based on Bhave's conversations with [[Medha Kulkarni]] has been published titled ''Toils and Troubles — In Conversation with Pushpabai''.<ref name="FP1">{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/pushpa-bhaves-indelible-legacy-scholar-critic-and-activist-was-voice-of-maharashtras-conscience-8883101.html|title=Pushpa Bhave's indelible legacy Scholar, critic and activist was voice of Maharashtra's conscience| work=[[Firstpost]] |author=Smruti Koppikar|date=6 October 2020|accessdate=11 October 2020}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://twitter.com/sardesairajdeep/status/1312652251194818560 Rajdeep Sardesai on Twitter]<br />
* [https://twitter.com/sabnispravinda/status/1312300546141769729 Pravin Sabnis on Twitter]<br />
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